Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery

This second edition of Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery contains revised and updated versions of chapters from the first edition plus contributions on new topics written by leading neurosurgeons who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii in Hannover, Germany. Almost all fields of neurosurgery are covered. The authors follow the traditional principles of Samii's philosophy in the diagnosis and management of various neurosurgical pathologies, while presenting their own personal experiences. The extensively illustrated texts document clearly how cutting-edge technology in neurosurgery is being applied in new approaches and techniques. This book will greatly assist neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists, and neurophysiotherapists in their everyday practice. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Virtual Operating Field: How Image Guidance Became Integral to Microneurosurgery....Pages 3-14 Potential and Limitations of Chronic High-Fr Deep-Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 15-20 Proliferation Behaviour of Meningiomas....Pages 21-31 Neurotransplantation and the Restoration of Motor Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 33-46 Preservation and Restitution of Auditory Function in Neurofibromatosis Type 2....Pages 47-57 Restoration of Locomotion in Post-traumatic Paraplegics: The Neurosurgeon’s Personal View....Pages 59-68 Spinal Robotics....Pages 69-75 Endoscope-Assisted Microsurgery....Pages 77-86 Intraoperative Brain Mapping....Pages 87-102 Endoscopy and Thermodiskoplasty: A Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Lumbar Pain....Pages 103-115 Considerations for Experimental Neuromodulation Following Grafting of the Spinal Cord to Skeletal Muscles for Clinical Application....Pages 117-127 Preoperative Visualization of the Facial Nerve Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fibre Tracking in Patients with Large Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 129-135 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Pitfalls and Surgical Technique....Pages 139-148 Preservation of the Olfactory Tract in Bifrontal Craniotomy....Pages 149-153 Treatment of Meningiomas Involving the Optic Nerve Sheath....Pages 155-162 Surgical Management of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas....Pages 163-172 Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas....Pages 173-183 Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas....Pages 185-198 Petroclival Meningiomas Diagnosis, Treatment, and Results....Pages 199-216 Retrosigmoid Approach to the Posterior and Middle Fossa....Pages 217-235 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 The Surgical Management of Trigeminal Schwannomas....Pages 237-250 Facial Nerve Schwannomas....Pages 251-264 Vestibular Schwannoma: Current State of the Art....Pages 265-283 Functional Microsurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 285-300 Surgery of Large and Giant Residual/Recurrent Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 301-311 Arachnoid Cysts of the Posterior Fossa....Pages 313-320 Facial and Cochlear Nerve Function After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas....Pages 321-332 Jugular Foramen Tumors: Diagnosis and Management....Pages 333-352 Endoscopic Transnasal Surgery for Clival Chordoma....Pages 353-363 Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoids....Pages 365-373 Approaches to the Orbit: A 360-Degree View....Pages 375-406 Pituitary Surgery Beyond the Sella....Pages 407-416 Tumors of the Craniocervical Junction: Overview and Update....Pages 417-431 Front Matter....Pages 433-433 Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Hydrocephalus....Pages 435-447 Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome....Pages 449-459 Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity....Pages 461-469 Hypoglossal–Facial Nerve Anastomosis....Pages 471-481 Facial Pain: Diagnosis and Therapy....Pages 483-491 Epilepsy Surgery....Pages 493-506 Bypass and Vascular Reconstruction for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms....Pages 507-536 Front Matter....Pages 433-433 Bypass and Vascular Reconstruction for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms....Pages 537-559 Full-Endoscopic Lumbar and Cervical Surgery for Disc Herniation....Pages 561-567 Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia....Pages 569-576 Total Lumbar Facet Replacement: Indication, Technique, and 3- and 4-Year Results....Pages 577-587 Mini-open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Diseases....Pages 589-594 Back Matter....Pages 595-605 Ricardo Ramina, Paulo Henrique Pires De Aguiar, Marcos Tatagiba, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.