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Springer Surgery in and around the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle Anatomy Pathology Neurophysiology Diagnosis Treatment by M. Samii
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._x000D_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._x000D_ Table of contents : - _x000D_
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._x000D_