Surgery in and Around the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle: Anatomy - Pathology - Neurophysiology Diagnosis - Treatment

ISBN-13: 9783642712425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 600 str.

M. Samii

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It is, of course, a real challenge to summon together an International Sym- posium in and around the Brain Stem and Third Ventricle. Up to this mo- ment the various experiences and papers on this subject were distributed throughout the world literature, making it very difficult for someone in- terested in the matter to have access to the actual state of knowledge. Therefore I believe such a meeting was long overdue and is a considerable attempt to open closed doors for present and future ambitious neurosurgi- cal activities. After succeeding in previous symposiums of similar interest in Hanno- ver, it was obvious that Prof. Madjid Samii and his coworkers took the in- itiative of organizing such a meeting, bringing together - in the pure sense of the word - Neurosurgeons with Anatomists, Neurologists, Neuro- physiologists, Neuroradiologists, ENT-, Maxillofacial-, Stereotactic-, and Radiosurgeons as well as other colleagues. One contribution after the other followed, from the basic sciences up to the operative management con- sidering very new and actual concepts. Through the application of new microsurgical techniques and the incorporation of new understanding for the many problems afflicting the midline of the eNS, and based on a growing closer cooperation between the various disciplines, a wide field has opened up which concerns us all.

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Problems of Surgery in and around the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle. A General Perspective.- Anatomy.- Microanatomy of and around the Brain Stem and the Third.- The Three-Dimensional Anatomy of the Fourth Ventricle and Adjacent Structures.- Trigeminal DREZ for Craniofacial Pain.- Interpeduncular Fossa Microvascular Anatomy.- Microsurgical Anatomy of the Pineal and Midbrain Region.- Pathology, Metabolic Disturbances.- Neuropathology of the Processes in the Third Ventricle and the Brain Stem.- Clinical and Pathological Findings in Brain Stem Gliomas.- Blood Flow and Metabolism in Brain Stem — Pathophysiological Implications.- Neurology, Neurophysiology.- Topographic Analysis of Neurologic Symptoms in Brain Stem Diseases.- Symptoms of Tumors of the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle.- Functional Anatomy of Sensory Motor Afferences of the Thalamus.- Intracranial Pressure, Neurological Condition and Operative Management in Relation to the Outcome of Patients with Supratentorial Midline Tumors.- Neurophysiological Results (Brain Stem Reflexes and Evoked Potentials) in Primary and Secondary Brain Stem Disorders.- Intraoperative Monitoring of Evoked Potentials for Surgery in and around the Third Ventricle and the Brain Stem.- Stimulation Mapping of the Periventricular-Periaqueductal Gray (PVG-PAG) in Man — an Autopsy Study.- Monitoring of Brain Stem Function by Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEP).- The Perioperative Monitoring of Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEP).- Neuroradiology.- Artificial Intelligence in Radiology.- Brain Stem and Tentorial Notch.- Local Cerebral Blood Flow Measurements in the Deep Seated Brain Structures.- Remote Metabolic Disturbances in Lesions of Brain Stem and Diencephalon. A PET-Study.- Vascular Malformations Involving the Mesencephalic Region. (Review of26 Personal Cases).- New Embolization Method for Inoperable AVMs and Vascular Rich Tumors — Chemical Embolization Using Conjugated Estrogen.- Surgical Management of Specific Lesions: Vascular Lesions, Trauma.- Cavernous Angioma in the Brain Stem. Report of Successfully Operated Cases.- Surgical Management of Deep Seated Angiomas.- Surgical Treatment of Para and Intraventricular Vascular Lesions Complicated by Intraventricular and Periventricular Hemorrhage.- Surgical Management of Deep-Seated Cerebrovascular Lesions by Means of Temporary Vascular Occlusion Using Sendai Cocktail.- Revascularization of the Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa.- Revascularization of the Brain Stem: Anatomical Basis, Clinical Results and Long-Term Angiographic Follow-up- Ten Years Experience.- Prognostic Factors Implicated in the Microsurgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Ectatic Basilar Artery: An Unusual Cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia.- Microneurosurgical Findings of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia.- Traumatic Intraventricular, Basal Ganglia, and Brain Stem Haematomas.- Neurosurgical Advances Relating to Pontine Hemorrhage.- Surgical Removal of an Intrapontine Hematoma. Case Report.- Surgical Management of Lesions in Specific Locations: Pineal Region, Anterior Third Ventricle.- Treatment of Tumors in the Pineal and Posterior Third Ventricular Region.- Tumor Markers: Their Role and Limit for Management of Pineal Tumor.- A New Operative Approach to the Pineal Region.- Two Approaches to the Anterior Third Ventricle. I. Via the Velum Interpositum. II. Via the Lamina Terminalis and Sphenoid Sinus.- Interhemispheric Trans-Lamina Terminalis Approach by Bifrontal Craniotomy to Tumor of the Anterior Part of Third Ventricle.- Microneurosurgical Anterior and Basal Interhemispheric Approaches for Lesions in and around the Anterior Third Ventricle.- Interfornical Exposure of the Third Ventricular Chamber.- Tumors in the Anterior Part of the Third Ventricle Removed by Right Transventricular Approach.- Intraventricular Tumors: With Special Reference of Those in and around the Brain Stem and Third Ventricle-Analysis of 125 Cases.- Approach Problems in Anterior Third Ventricle Tumors: Review of 33 Cases.- Suprasellar Lesions Affecting Third Ventricle.- Endocrinological Disturbances Detected in Hypothalamic Lesions.- Clinical and Surgical Management of Giant Pituitary Adenomas.- The Effect of Suprasellar Lesions on Energy Balance.- Removal of Craniopharyngioma by a Unilateral Interhemispheric Trans-Lamina Terminalis Approach: Operative Procedures and Postoperative Management.- The Transpetrosal-Transtentorial Approach and Its Application in the Therapy of Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngiomas.- Surgery of Processes Affecting Midbrain and Basal Ganglia.- Surgery of Processes Along the Pyramidal Tract and the Internal Capsule.- Management of Tuberculoma in the Brain Stem and the Thalamus.- Neurosurgical Aspects of Processes at the Tentorial Margin.- Laser Surgery on and Within the Neuraxis.- Advanced Technologies for the Treatment of Brain Stem Tumors.- Posterior Fossa: IV Ventricle, Clivus, Foramen Magnum.- The Removal of the Petrous Pyramid to Improve Neurosurgical Access to the Brain Stem.- The Posterolateral Approach to the Foramen Magnum.- The Transoral Surgical Approach to the Craniocervical Junction.- Transoral Surgery in Craniocervical Ventral Extradural Processes.- Posterior Fossa Transtentorial Route to Basal Perisellar Space-Occupying Lesions.- Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle and the Aquaeductus.- Some Considerations on the Successful Total Extirpation of Hemangioblastoma Originating in the Medulla Oblongata. A Report of Two Cases.- Indications for Posterior Fossa Surgery in Syringomyelia.- Surgical Technique for Excision of Large Chemodectomas of the Jugular Foramen.- Stereotactic Intervention, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy.- CT-Guided Stereotactic Biopsy and Interstitial Curie-Therapy with 192Ir and 125I of Non-Resectable Midline and Brain Stem Gliomas.- Computed Tomographic Guidance Stereotaxis in the Management of Ninety-Four Lesions of the Third Ventricular Region.- Computed Tomography — Guided Thalamotomy.- Interstitial Irradiation of lnoperable Brain Stem Tumors.- Aspiration of lntracerebral Hematomas and Biopsy of Deep Brain Tumors Using CT-Guided Stereotaxic Technique.- Thalamic Stimulation: Effects on Deafferentation Pain and Movement Disorders.- Stereotaxic Hypothalamotomy in Aggressive Behavior.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Rabbit Eye Melanoma.- Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Acoustic Neuromas.- Chemotherapy of Childhood Brain Stem Tumors.- Chemotherapy of Malignant Brain Stem Tumors in Adults.- Chemotherapy of Malignant Brain Stem Tumors in Adults-New Substances, Prospect.