Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Explicative Cases of Controversial Issues in Neurosurgery

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Francesco Signorelli
Francesco Signorelli

University of Bari Aldo Moro,
Italy

Published23 May 2012

Doi10.5772/1256

ISBN978-953-51-0623-4

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-7005-1

Copyright year2012

Number of pages546

Neurosurgery is a rapidly developing field of medicine. Therefore, staying keeping track of the advancements in the field is paramount for trainees as well as fully trained neurosurgeons. This book, fully available online, is a part of our effort of improving availability of medical information for anyone who needs to keep up-to-date.

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1. Trigeminocardiac Reflex in Neurosurgery - Current Knowledge and Prospects

By Amr Abdulazim, Martin N. Stienen, Pooyan Sadr-Eshkevari, Nora Prochnow, Nora Sandu, Benham Bohluli and Bernhard Schaller

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2. Anesthesiologic Management for Awake Craniotomy

By Roberto Zoppellari, Enrico Ferri and Manuela Pellegrini

4,165
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4. Neuro Critical Care

By Mainak Majumdar

2,399
5. Decompressive Craniectomy for Refractory Intracranial Hypertension

By Michal Bar, Stefan Reguli and Radim Lipina

3,457
6. Suboccipital Concentric Craniotomy as Variant for Posterior Cranial Fossa Surgery

By Abraham Ibarra-de la Torre, Fernando Rueda-Franco and Alfonso Marhx-Bracho

3,300
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7. Diagnostic Evaluation of the Lesions of the Sellar and Parasellar Region

By Roberto Attanasio, Renato Cozzi, Giovanni Lasio and Regina Barbò

10,785
8. Pineal Region Tumors

By Paolo Cipriano Cecchi, Giuliano Giliberto, Angelo Musumeci and Andreas Schwarz

5,608
9. Cerebral Aneurysms

By Mohammad Jamous, Mohammad Barbarawi and Hytham El Oqaili

2,769
10. Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: An Update

By Ming Zhong, Bing Zhao, Zequn Li and Xianxi Tan

3,273
12. Skull Base Approaches for Vertebro-Basilar Aneurysms

By Renato J. Galzio, Danilo De Paulis and Francesco Di Cola

3,445
14. Craniovertebral Junction Chordomas

By Pratipal Kalsi and David Choi

2,710
15. Anatomical and Surgical Perspective to Approach Degenerative Disc Hernias

By H. Selim Karabekir, Nuket Gocmen-Mas and Mete Edizer

3,989
3,816
18. Targeting the Subthalamic Nucleus for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: The Impact of High Field Strength MRI

By Dirk Winkler, Marc Tittgemeyer, Karl Strecker, Axel Goldammer, Jochen Helm, Johannes Schwarz and Jürgen Meixensberger

2,713
19. An Assistive Surgical MRI Compatible Robot - First Prototype with Field Tests

By Tapio Heikkilä, Sanna Yrjänä, Pekka Kilpeläinen, John Koivukangas and Mikko Sallinen

2,555
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20. Robotic Catheter Operating Systems for Endovascular Neurosurgery

By Shuxiang Guo, Jian Guo, Nan Xiao and Takashi Tamiya

2,826
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21. The Role of Neural Stem Cells in Neurorestoration

By E.O. Vik-Mo, A. Fayzullin, M.C. Moe, H. Olstorn and I.A. Langmoen

2,004
22. Hemostatic Agents in Neurosurgery

By F. Lapierre, S. D'Houtaud and M. Wager

12,295
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