Youman's Neurological Surgery

Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION TO NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY Section Editor: Michel Kliot Part 1 Basic Science for the Neurological Surgeon-Overview 1. Surgical Anatomy of the Brain 2. Embryology and Genetics 3. Neurons, Oligodendrocytes and Microglia 4. Astrocytes 5. Brain Metabolism and Neurochemistry (Pathophysiology of Ischemia) 6. Blood-Brain Barrier 7. Physiology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure 8. Cellular and Molecular/ Mechanism Involved in the Injury and Recovery of the Nervous System 9. Electrophysiology of the Nervous System 10. Epidemiology-Outcome Assessment Part 2 Approach to the Patient 11. History and Physical Examination 12. Stupor and Coma 13. Neuro-Ophthalmology 14. Neuro-Otology 15. Neuro-Urology 16. Neuropyschological Assessment of the Neurosurgical Patient 17. Brain Death 18. Legal Considerations for the Neurosurgeon Part 3 Fundamentals of Radiology 19. Radiology of Skull 20. MRI of Brain 21. Molecular Imaging of the Brain with Positron Emission 22. Radiology of Spine Part 4 Perioperative Evaluation and Treatment 23. Anesthesia: Preoperative Evaluation: Pulmonary 24. Complications and Their Avoidance Part 5 Surgical Exposures and Positioning 25. General Principles/Positioning 26. Surgical Positioning and Exposures for Cranial Procedures 27. Spinal and Plexus 28. Peripheral Nerves II ONCOLOGY Section Editors: Henry Brem Cortical Physiology 146. Approaches to the Diagnosis and Classification of Epilepsy 147. Anti-epileptic Medications: Principles of Clinical Use Part 2 Preoperative Evaluation for Epilepsy Surgery 148. PET, SPECT 149. CT & MR 150. The Intracarotid Amobarbital Procedure or WADA Proc