Ricardo Ramina / Paulo Henrique Pires Aquiar / Marcos Tatagiba (eds.)

Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery

Herausgegeben:Ramina, Ricardo; Pires Aquiar, Paulo H.; Tatagiba, Marcos

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Produktbeschreibung

Whatever you may say about Professor Samii, his take on neurosurgery cannot be ignored. In this book readers will find pieces that express the philosophy of the most well-known 'Neurosurgical School'. International experts present Professor Samii's teaching and philosophy in dealing with the most difficult neurosurgical pathologies as well as future developments. Basic concepts in neurosurgical sciences, modern surgical techniques and cutting-edge technology are presented in detail.

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'Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery' contains selected papers written by internationally recognized contributors who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii in Hannover, Germany. The main topics deal with cutting-edge technology in neurosurgery, skull-base surgery, and specific peripheral nerve, spine, and vascular surgeries. The texts and a wealth of illustrations review and reinforce guidelines on the diagnosis and management of situations that readers are likely to encounter in everyday practice. This book will be of great interest to neurosurgeons, neurologists, ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, and neurophysiotherapists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 270mm
• Gewicht: 1266g
• ISBN-13: 9783540492498
• ISBN-10: 3540492496
• Artikelnr.: 22768617

Autorenporträt

Ricardo Ramina, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Brazil / Paulo Henrique Pires Aguiar, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil / Marcos Tatagiba, University of Tübingen, Germany

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Madjid Samii's Curriculum Vitae.- Part II Technologic Developments.- Part III Skull Base.- Part IV Specific Surgical Management.- Index.

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Madjid Samii’s Curriculum Vitae.- Madjid Samii, M.D., Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae.- Technologic Developments.- The Virtual Operating Field – How Image Guidance can Become Integral to Microneurosurgery.- Potential and Limitations of Chronic High-Frequency Deep-Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease.- Proliferation Behaviour of Meningiomas.- Neural Transplantation and Restoration of Motor Behaviour 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.- Skull Base.- Surgery of Olfactory Groove Meningiomas.- 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 Fossae.- 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 for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas.- Jugular Foramen Tumors – Diagnosis and Management.- Specific Surgical Management.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Hydrocephalus.- Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome.- Dysfunctional Segmental Motion and Discogenic Lumbar Pain. From Fusion to Disc Replacement.- Managing the Degenerative Cervical Spine: The Role of Interbody Fusion and Motion-Preserving Techniques.- Surgical Reconstruction ofMusculocutaneous Nerves in Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries.- 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.- Cerebral Bypass and Vascular Reconstructions for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms.