BookRicardo Ramina, Paulo Henrique Pires Aguiar, Marcos Tatagiba, editors.
Summary: 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.
Contents:
The Virtual Operating Field: How Image Guidance Became Integral to Microneurosurgery
Potential and Limitations of Chronic High-Fr Deep-Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
Proliferation Behaviour of Meningiomas
Neurotransplantation and the Restoration of Motor Behavior in Parkinson's Disease
Preservation and Restitution of Auditory Function in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Restoration of Locomotion in Post-traumatic Paraplegics: The Neurosurgeon's Personal View
Spinal Robotics
Endoscope-Assisted Microsurgery
Intraoperative Brain Mapping
Endoscopy and Thermodiskoplasty: A Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Lumbar Pain
Considerations for Experimental Neuromodulation Following Grafting of the Spinal Cord to Skeletal Muscles for Clinical Application
Preoperative Visualization of the Facial Nerve Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fibre Tracking in Patients with Large Vestibular Schwannomas
Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Pitfalls and Surgical Technique
Preservation of the Olfactory Tract in Bifrontal Craniotomy
Treatment of Meningiomas Involving the Optic Nerve Sheath
Surgical Management of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas
Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
Petroclival Meningiomas Diagnosis, Treatment, and Results
Retrosigmoid Approach to the Posterior and Middle Fossa
The Surgical Management of Trigeminal Schwannomas
Facial Nerve Schwannomas
Vestibular Schwannoma: Current State of the Art
Functional Microsurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas
Surgery of Large and Giant Residual/Recurrent Vestibular Schwannomas
Arachnoid Cysts of the Posterior Fossa
Facial and Cochlear Nerve Function After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas
Jugular Foramen Tumors: Diagnosis and Management Endoscopic Transnasal Surgery for Clival Chordoma
Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoids
Approaches to the Orbit: A 360-Degree View
Pituitary Surgery Beyond the Sella
Tumors of the Craniocervical Junction: Overview and Update
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Hydrocephalus
Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome
Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes of the Lower Extremity
Hypoglossal-Facial Nerve Anastomosis
Facial Pain: Diagnosis and Therapy
Epilepsy Surgery
Bypass and Vascular Reconstruction for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Bypass and Vascular Reconstruction for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
Full-Endoscopic Lumbar and Cervical Surgery for Disc Herniation
Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia
Total Lumbar Facet Replacement: Indication, Technique, and 3- and 4-Year Results
Mini-open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Diseases.