Lumbar Disc Adult Hydrocephalus: Proceedings of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Neurochirurgie, Berlin, September 12-15, 1976

ISBN-13: 9783540081005 / Angielski / Miękka / 1977 / 340 str.

R. Wullenweber; M. Brock; J. Hamer

Opis

The Neurosurgeons of Berlin are happy to welcome their colleagues from Germany and from foreign countries to our Annual Meeting, being held in this city once again after many years. The external appearance of the city may have changed in many respects since our winter meeting in 1965. This ist not the case, however, as concerns the outstanding quality of its cultural life. We hope that you take as much profit of it as possible. When choosing the scientific themes of this congress, we were led by the idea that problems should be discussed which are not dealt with at special symposia this year. Thus, the problems related to lumbar disc surgery and its complications were chosen as one main topic. This important chapter of neurosurgery worries (and not seldom depresses) us in our daily work. A joint statistic analysis has been made, for which we are indebted to the colleagues from the following university clinics: Essen, Freiburg, Graz, Hannover, Heidelberg, Kiel, Koln, Mainz, Wiirzburg, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Berlin- Steglitz, of the Neurosurgical Department of the BG-U nfallklinik Frankfurt/Main, of the Neurosurgical Department Wagner-J auregg-Krankenhaus Linz, of the Neurosurgical Clinic of the Katharinen-Hospital Stuttgart, and of the Neurosurgical Clinic of the Stadt. Krankenhaus Berlin-N eukolln.

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Lumbar Disc.- Differential Diagnosis of Sciatica. Analysis of 3000 Disc Operations.- “Typical Symptoms of a Protruded Lumbar Disc” in Cases of Lumbar Spinal Tumors.- Difficulties Encountered in the Differential Diagnosis of Prolapsed Lumbar Intervertebral Disc (Vertebral Metastases-Polyneuropathy).- Lumbar Disc Protrusion in Childhood and Adolescence.- Lumbar Disc Protrusion in Advanced Age.- Critical Comments on a Comparison of Two Series (1000 Patients Each) of Lumbar Disc Surgery.- A Study of the Medical and Social Problems Involved in Cases of Prolapse of an Intervertebral Disc in the Lumbar Region.- Re-Operations Performed on Patients Suffering from an Intervertebral Disc Prolapse in the Lumbar Region.- Results and Complicated Course After Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation.- Complications Following Operation of Herniated Lumbar Discs.- Spondylodiscitis-Lumbar Disc Removal.- The Influence of Lumbar Disc Disease on Psychiatric Symptomatology.- On the Technique of Clearing the Intervertebral Space in Cases of Protruded Lumbar Disc — A Comparison of Two Surgical Methods.- Spinal Joint Syndrome and Interbody Fusion.- A New Surgical Procedure for Lumbar Disc Herniation Causing Less Tissue Damage Through a Microsurgical Approach.- Microsurgical Operation of Herniated Lumbar Disc.- „Traumatische“ Bandscheibenvorfälle?.- Adult Hydrocephalus.- Clinical and Morphological Studies on the Development of Hydrocephalus in Adults.- Dynamics of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Pathophysiology of the Hydrocephalus of the Adult.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Hydrocephalus.- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus — Idiopathic Type Selection of Patients for Shunt Procedures.- Radioisotope Cisternography and Hydrocephalus..- Considerations About the Pathophysiology of the So-Called Cisterno-Ventricular Reflux. Preliminary Report.- Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in Patients with Communicating Hydrocephalus.- Acute Intracranial Volume Fluctuation.- Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation of Hydrocephalus Using the Infusion Test….- Long-Term Measurements of the Intraventricular Pressure in Patients with Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus.- Diagnosis of Hydrocephalus by Computerized Tomography.- Free Communications.- Results of Conservative and Surgical Early Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries.- Prognosis of Severe Head and Brain Injury in Childhood.- Secondary Blood Coagulation Disturbances After Severe Brain Injury.- Clinical Double-Blind-Study on the Effects of Dexamethasone on Severe Closed Head Injuries.- The Influence of Dexamethasone on the Pattern of Intracranial Pressure Distribution in Patients with Brain Tumors.- Resolution of Peritumoral Brain Edema Following Combination Therapy with Dexamethasone and Furosemide.- Effects of a Local Cryogenic Lesion on Enzyme Activities in Cat Brain.- Therapy of Experimental Brain Edema in Cats.- EEG-Monitoring During Early Phases of Neurosurgical Intensive Care. Posttraumatic Limbic Epilepsy.- Cliniconeurological and Computer-Analysed EEG Investigations of Patients in Coma Following Operation for Cerebral Trauma.- EEG-Analytical Follow-Up Study of Stroke Patients Under Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment.- Arousal-Reactions with Unconscious Patients Elicited by L-Dopa, Amantadine-HCl and Akineton.- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP) in Patients with Peripheral, Spinal and Supraspinal Lesions of the Sensory System.- The Effect of Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation on Spastic Movement Disorders.- Advanced Cytological Techniques in the Examination of Human Cerebrospinal Fluid.- Arterio-Venous Communications in the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Anatomical Study.- Microsurgical Reconstruction of Cauda Equina Fibers. Experimental Study in the Pig.- A Simple Method for Localizing the Foramen of Monroe in Plain X-Rays.- On the Possibility of Indirect Respiratory Rate Monitoring.- Simultaneous Biplane Angioautotomography for the Analysis of Intracranial Aneurysms.- Computer Assistance for Stereotactic Brain Operations.- Results of Operative Treatment of Acromegaly.- Investigation on the Prognosis of Brain Abscess.- Intracerebellar Pneumocephalus. Case Report.- Malignant Lymphomas of the Brain.- The Use of the Fogarty Catheter Method in the Treatment of Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistulas and Giant Basal Sack-Shaped Aneurysms.- Histological and Radiological Results of Discography with Water-Soluble and Oily Contrast Media in Rabbits.- Neurotransmitter — Shifts in Cerebro-Organic Processes.- The Diagnostic Accuracy of Imprint Cytology for Neurosurgical Biopsies.- Reconstructive Surgery of Spinal Cord Vessels. An Experimental Study.