Author Index

Adamec, R. E. 120 Adams, J. E. 11 Aebersold, H. 112 Aird, R. B. 119 Ajmone-Marsan, C. 117 Akert, K. 77 Albani, C. 112 Alger, B. E. 42 Alker, G. J. 10 Allen, Y. 95 Amano, K. 119 Andersen, P. 42, 43, 44 Anderson, L. 42 Anderson, R. E. 10, 30 Anderson, F. M. 136 Andy, o. J. 117 Anzai, N. 46 Apuzzo, M. L. J. 21 Areseni, C. 136, 138 Arkins, T. 21 Asakura, T. 119 Ascher, P. W. 4, 6, 11 AssaI, G. 70, 73 Avoli, M. 43

Babb, T. L. 48, 113, 114 Bacsal fe Enrile 74 Ballenger, C. E., III 74 Bancaud, J. 48,51,54, 76, 117, 119 Baumbach, H. D. 121 Baumgartner, G. 81 Bear, D. 77, 103, 104, 105, 108, 109 Beck, o. 1. 4,6, 10, 11, 17, 19 Becker, D. P. 5, 11 Bello, H. 118 Benech, F. 10 Bernoulli, C. 81 Binnie, C. D. 51 Birri, R. 41, 54, 97 Blumer, D. 66, 104 Boggan, 1. E. 4, 11 Bolender, N. F. 41, 54, 57, 90

Bonis, A .. 48, 51, 54, 76, 117, 119 Bordas-Ferrer, M. 48, 54, 76, 117 Borzone, M. 4 Bossi, L. 42 Bovier, G. 76 Braak, E. 96 Braun, I. F. 141 Brazier, M. A. B. 113 Bredemeier, H. C. 4, 5 Bredemeier, H. D. 5 Broadwin, A. 145 Brown, T. E. 4, 11 Brown, W. J. 90, 120 Brumback, R. A. 109 Bucy, P. C. 166

Carpenter, D. O. 44 Carroll, F. 4 Carson, M. U. 136 Carwille, S. 74 Casey, K. L. 113 Cavazzuti, V. 21 Certullo, L. J. 11, 4 Chetham, D. 104 Chow, K. L. 121 Chujo, T. 43 Clark, W. C. 4,9 Colicchio, G. 48 Collins, R. C. 45 Compte, P. 61 Corkin, S. 119 Corsellis, J. A. N. 48 Cortese, D. A. 32 Cowan, W. M. 44 Coxe, W. S. 138 Crandall, P. H. 48, 51, 83, 90, 113, 114,

117, 118, 120 Creutzfeld, O. D. 117, 120 Cromwell, L. 118 Crow, T. 1. 95 Cuenod, M. 113 Cushing, H. 113

172

Dagan, J. 4, 9 Davis, R. L. II Davis, T. W., Jr. 5 Delgado-Escueta, A. V. 74, 118 Dinner, D. S. 48 Ditmore, Q. M. II Dodrill, C. B. 120 Dougherty, T. J. 17,32 Dudek, F. E. 43 Duisberg, R. E. H. 117

Edwards, M. S. B. II Eggert, J. R. 6 Elger, C. E. 42, 48, 49, 62 Ellertson, A. B. 138

Author Index

Goddard, G. V. 42,46 Goerss, S. 10 Goldfarb, A. 17, 32 Goldring, S. 117 Gong-bai, C. 4 Gonser, A. 41, 54, 97 Goo, R. L. 45 Goodglass, H. 70, 73 Gotman,1. 48 Graves, R. 70, 73 Gray, H. 46, 47 Green, J. R. 117 Gregorie, E. M. 117 Greissinger, J. D. 166 Guidetti, B. 138, 166

Engel,J., Jr. 41,47,48,51,83,90,118,119, 120

Epstein, F. 32, 138, 141, 145 Epstein, F. J. 141 Epstein, N. 138, 141 Erenberg, G. 48

Falconer, M. A. 48, 66, 90, 117 Fariello, R. G. 41 Fasano, V. A. 10, 30, 32 Fedio, P. 77, 103, 105, 108, 109 Feindel, W. 48 Fenton, G. W. 103 Fisher, R. S. 48, 119 Flamm, E. S. 145 Francaviglia, N. 4 Frank, F. 10, 19 Freedman, M. 74 Fried, I. 44 Fox, J. L. 4 Fuller, T. A. 4, 11

Gajdusek, D. C. 81 Galella, G. 48 Gallagher, B. B. 74 Gardner, G. 4 Gastaut, H. 74 Gazzaniga, M. S. 73 Geier, S. 54, 119 Gentilomo, A. 48 Geschwind, N. 46,66, 103 Gevins, A. 90 Gevins, A. S. 90 Gibbs, C. J., Jr. 81 Girvin, J. 48 Glassock, M. E. II Gloor, P. 43, 48, 76, 121

Haas, H. L. 41, 43, 44 Hahn, J. 48 Hailemariam, S. 62, 70 Halgren, E. 113 Handa, H. 10, 11 Hanseboot, R. R. 117 Harris, A. B. 42 Hayes, J. R. 4 Heppner, F. 4, II Hermann, B. P. 103, 110 Hess, R. 61 Hood, T. W. 40 Horel, J. A. 120 Horowitz, J. M. 43 Horsley, V. 39 Horvath, L. 136, 138 Hougaard, K. 118 Hudgins, R. 4

Iisaka, Y. 11 Illiescu, D. 136, 138 Ingolitsch, E. 6 Isek, H. 119 Ives, J. 76

Jackson, C. G. II Jackson, J. H. 44 Jain, K. K. 32 Jaspers, H. 117 Jefferys, J. G. R. 43,44 Jensen, I. 119 John, R. E. 145

Kameyama, T. 46 Kamp, A. 51 Kaufman, J. E. 17, 32

Kawabatake, H. 119 Kawamura, H. 119 Kawase, T. 11 Kelly, P. J. 10 Keplinger, C. 74 Kimura, D. 57 King, D. W. 74 Kinnard, M. A. 113 Kinsey, J. H. 32 Kirschner, M. 52 Kitamura, K. 119 Knoetgen, I. 4 Knowles, W. D. 41 Kosaka, B. 76 Krayenbiihl, H. 23, 93 Kricheff, I. I. 141 Kristensen, O. 104 Kuhl, D. E. 48, 83, 90, 118 Kwast, O. 121

Landis, T. 62, 70, 73 Landis, Th. 70 Laws, E. R., Jr. 32 Leake, B. 118 Lechtenberg, R. 103 Leech, C. K. 42 Lesser, R. P. 48 Lettich, E. 117 Leung, L.-W. S. 43 Levy, W. J. 11 Lewin, K. 104 Lieb, J. P. 48, 83, 90, 118, 120 Livingston, K. E. 120 Lloyd, K. G. 41,42 Lomo, T. 44 Lopes da Silvia, F. 51 Lorente de No, R. 47 Lothman, E. W. 45 Luczywek, E. 120 Lueders, H. 48 Lynch, G. 43

McCleary, L. 141 McGrath, W. B. 117 McIntyre, D. 42 McLachlan, R. S. 43 McLaurin, R. L. 4 Maclean, P. D. 46,65, 113 MacVicar, B. A. 43 Maira, G. 4, 32 Majowski, J. 121 Malamut, B. L. 120

Author Index

Martins, J. L. 4 Masland, L. 119 Masui, K. 46 Mates, Y. W. B. 43 Mathieson, G. 119 Mattos Pimenta, A. 4 Mattos Pimenta, L. H. 4 Mattson, R. H. 59, 74, 120 Mazziotta, J. C. 48,90 Meinardi, H. 51 Meldrum, B. S. 48 Mempel, E. 120 Mercier, M. 76 Meyer, A. 113, 114 Meyer, E. 48 Miller, P. 74 Milner, B. 119 Mishkin, M. 120 Mohr, G. 4, 32 Monges, J. A. 161, 164 Moody, J. 4 Morel, P. 48, 54, 76, 117 Morrel, F. 46 Morselli, P. 42 Morselli, P. L. 41 Munari, C. 42 Mungas, D. 103 Mutsuga, N. 117

Nadig, T. 41, 54, 57, 58, 97 Nagao, T. 119 Nakata, Y. 4 Nashold, B. 74 Neblett, C. 9, 32 Nicoll, R. A. 42 Niedermeyer, P. 118, 119 Nielsen, H. 104 Niwa, S. I. 46 Notani, M. 119 Novelly, R. A. 120 Nutkiewicz, A. 11 Nuwer, M. 48

Oakley, J. 118 Oberbauer, R. 4 Ochs, R. 48, 76 Oeckler, R. C. T. von 19 Oertel, W. 96 Oikawa, T. 118 Ojemann, G. 118

173

Ojemann, G. A. 48, 117, 118, 119, 120 Ojemann, L. 118

174

Okawara, S. H. 23 01vier, A. 76 Olney, J. W. 45 Overweg, J. 51

Panisset, A. 4, 32 Patel, C. K. N. 4 Paul, L. 44 Penfield, W. 117, 119 Perot, P. 119 Perret, E. 41, 54, 70, 73, 97 Perria, C. 4 Perrin, R. 120 Peterson, O. P. 45 Pfeifer, R. A. 114 Phelps, M. E. 48, 90, 118 Po1a, P. 48 Po1anyi, T. G. 4, 5 Polak, J. M. 95 Polyak, S. L. 113 Ponzio, M. 10,30,32 Powell, T. P. S. 44 Power, M. P. 10 Powers, S. K. 11 Prince, D. A. 42,44 Pritchett, L. 145

Quesney, F. 76 Quesney, L. F. 41,48

Rabinowicz, T. 81 Raghavendra, B. N. 141 Raghavendra, N. B. 145 Raisman, G. 44 Rand, R. W. 117 Ransohoff, J. 145 Rasmussen, T. 114, 121 Rasmussen, Th. 119 Rausch, R. 48, 83, 119, 120 Regard, M. 62, 70 Regli, F. 81 Reider, J. 104 Ribak, C. E. 42 Riel, P. 103 Roberts, E. 42, 95 Robertson, J. H. 4, 9 Robillard, A. 76 Rodin, E. 103, 104, 109, 110 Roger, A. 74 Roger, J. 74 Rose, M. 47 Rossi, G. F. 48

Author Index

Rosomoff, H. L. 4 Roth, P. 42 Rothner, D. 48 Rowan, A. 1. 51 Rubinstein, L. 1. 25 Rymar, K. 46

Sadowsky, D. 117 Saint-Hilaire, 1. M. 76 Saitoh, O. 46 Sanders, M. 4 Saunders, M. L. 5, 11 Saunders, R. C. 120 Scerrati, M. 48 Schaub, C. 48, 54, 76, 117 Scheibel, A. B. 44, 47 Scheibel, M. E. 44, 47 Schijman, E. 161, 164 Schmaltz, S. 103, 104, 109, 110 Schmidek, H. H. 32 Schonberger, 1. 6 Schubert, P. 43 Schwartzkroin, P. A. 41,42,44 Seeger, W. 114 Seidman, L. 104 Serafetinides, E. A. 48 Shafar,l. 169 Shiwaku, T. 119 Siccardi, A. 118 Si1venius, H. 42, 121 Singouras, E. G. 166 Slater, N. T. 44 Smylie, C. S. 73 Speckmann, E. J. 42 Spencer, D. D. 59, 74, 120 Spencer, S. S. 59, 74, 120 Spiegler, B. 1. 120 Squire, L. R. 119 Standage, K. F. 103 Stark-Adamec, C. 120 Stein, M. N. 4 Steller, S. 4, 5 Stephan, H. 117 Sterman, M. B. 118 Stevens, 1. R. 110 Stodieck, S. R. G. 49, 51, 54, 57, 62, 74 Stoeffe1s, C. 42 Strait, T. A. 4 Strauss, E. 76 Sundberg, S. H. 42, 43 Sundt, T. N. 10, 30 Sveen, O. 42, 43

Author Index 175

Sveinsdottier, E. 118 Swann, J. W. 43 Swanson, L. W. 44 Szikla, G. 48, 51, 54, 76, 117, 119

Takeuchi, J. 10, 11 Taki, W. 10 Takizawa, K. 4 Takizawa, T. 4, 10, 11 Talairach, J. 42,48,51,54,76,117, 119 Tanikawa, T. 119 Tearse, R. G. 45 Teddy, P. J. 42 Teuber, H. L. 119 Tew, J. M., Jr. 4, 9, 11 Theiman, P. W. 166 Tobler, W. D. 4, 9, 11 Toga, A. W. 45 De Tommasi, A. 6 Thompson, P. 1. 120 Thomson, C. 48 Torrens, M. J. 10 Toya, S. 11 Traub, R. D. 43 Treiman, D. M. 74 Trimble, M. R. 120 Troupin, A. S. 118 True, C. 4 Turano, C. 48 Turner, D. A. 41

Uematsu, S. 48, 119 Urciuoli, R. 10, 30, 32

Valavanis, A. 54 Van Buren, J. M. 117 Vastola, E. F. 113 Vaughn, J. E. 42 Vedrenne, C. 54, 119

Wachinich, D. 145 Wada, J. 76

Wada, J. A. 47, 120 Waddell, G. 74 Wakeley, L. P. G. 169 Wald, S. L. 32 Walker, A. E. 66 Walsh, G. O. 48, 118 Walter, D. O. 118 Walter, G. F. 6 Walter, R. D. 48, 117 Ward, A. A., Jr. 43,44,45,46,47,117,119 Wasterlain, C. G. 118 Waxman, S. G. 46, 103 Weir, B. 114 Westrum, L. E. 44, 47 Wharen, R. E. 10, 30 Whitaker, S. R. 11 White, L. E., Jr. 44, 47 Wieser, H. G. 40,41,45,46,48,49,51,54,

57, 62, 70, 74, 97, 112, 118, 119 Wigstrom, H. 43 Williamson, P. D. 59, 74, 120 Wilske, J. 6 Wilson, C. L. 113, 114 Winston, K. R. 21 Wismann, T. 51 Wong, R. K. S. 42, 43 Woodbury, D. M. 119 Woods, S. C. 118 Worster-Drough, C. 169 Wyass, J. M. 44 Wyler, A. R. 41,42,44,54,57,90,117

Yamagami, T. 11 Yamamoto, C. 43, 48 Ya~argil, G. 23 Ya~argil, M. G. 40,41,42, 118 Yogashi, O. 4 Yokota, T. 113 Young, H. F. 5, 11

Zuccaro, G. 161, 164

Subject Index

Acoustic neuroma and laser surgery 17 Ammon's Horn

sclerosis 90 Amygdalohippocampectomy, selective 39,

40,41,66 causal 84, 91, 112, 119 comparison with results of classical tem-

porallobe surgery 93 concluding remarks 117 EEG findings 49 indications 121 neuropsychological

data 97 testing of performance 54

learning 57 memory 57 postoperative changes 101

objectives of the surgical therapy 48 palliative 84,85,86,91,100,112,113,119 postoperative

EEG controls 111 visual field examinations 113

presurgical evaluation protocol 41, 50 Argon laser 11

(see Laser) Arnold-Chiari malformation 140 Aura

cephalgic 76 in amygdalar seizure 76, 112

Beam coaxial helium-neon 9

pilot helium-neon 10 Bear-Fedio personality inventory 103, 105,

107, 108, 109 influencing factors 109 selection of patients for epilepsy surgery

104 testing of temporal lobe epilepsy 109

Carbon dioxide laser 4 (see Laser)

advantages and disadvantages 8 applications 9 indications

absolute 12 relative 12

Creutzfeldt-lakob disease 81 Cyanoacrylate 10

Dorsal root entry zone in laser neurosurgery 11

EEG (Electroencephalography) long term telemetry 118 of surface 48,61,65,67, 78, 90 recording with depth electrodes 48, 59,

61,65,67, 75, 78, 90, 117 stereo 51, 117

Endoscopy, neurosurgical 10 Epileptic

focus concept 44 pathological changes 47

pacemaker neurons 45 EPSP (Excitatory Post-Synaptic Potential)

43

18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography 90

Forel-H field 78

GABA (Gamma Amino Butyric Acid) 95 and hippocampal hyperexicitability 41

GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase) 95 antibody 96

Glomus lugulare tumours and laser surgery 28

Haemangioblastoma and laser surgery 23 Haemangiopericytoma and laser surgery 25 Hippocampal

epilepsy 66, 75 epileptic status 66

178 Subject Index

fast clonic 69 slow clonic 69 tonic-clonic 69 tonic discharges 69

epileptogenicity 42 EEG data acquisition system 51-54 "foramen ovale electrode" measuring

technique 49, 52 increased synchronization of cellular

discharge 43 "loss of inhibition theory" 43 "release from inhibition concept" 42

pyramidal cells 42, 44, 48 sclerosis 84, 90, 91

Hippocampus 43,44,47,77,80,90,92,95, 96, 121

Insula involvement by temporal lesion 87, 89

International Temporal Lobe Club 83 intraventricular tumours and laser surgery

20 IPSP (Inhibitory Post-Synaptic Potential)

42,43

Laser application in biological tissues 4--6 Argon 4, 5, 11 Carbon dioxide 4, 6, 8, 11 characteristics 7 clinical application in

acoustic neuroma 17 basal meningioma 13 haemangioblastoma 23 haemangiopericytoma 25 tumours of

Glomus Jugulare 28 midline basal 18 sella 18 spinal cord 22, 148 ventricles 20

vascular malformations 30 clinical experience 12

absolute indications 12 relative indications 12

combined 10 definition 4 history 4 laser-tissue interaction 6, 8

absorption 6 reflection 6 scatter 6 transmission 6

lesion 5 Neodymium: YAG 4, 9 photoradiation technique 32 principle of function 4--6

Laser neurosurgery 3 history and evolution 4

Limbic epilepsy 46, 48, 109 system

functional connections 77 mechanisms of epileptogenicity 44

Meningioma and laser surgery 13 debulking of the tumour 13 localization

cerebellopontine angle 14 foramen magnum 16 sphenoid wing 13

Mesial temporal sclerosis 48, 54 Metrizamide CT scanning 54 Meyer's loop 113, 114 Micromanipulator 9, 10, 12 Microprocessor 4, 9 MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality

Inventory) scale 103 MR (Magnetic Resonance) 48 MRI scan 141, 142

Nd : Y AG crystal 4 laser ( see Laser) 9

advantages and disadvantages 10 applications 10 indications

absolute 12 relative 12

Neurosurgical lasers (see Laser)

OCTOPUS 4, 113, 114, 115, 116

PET (positron Emission Tomography) 48 Photons 4

Quartz fibres 9, 10

Radio telemetry 51 Ruby

laser energy 4 crystal 4

Seizures, partial amygdalar discharges 80

Subject Index 179

Seizures, partial complex 65, 79, 90 psychomotor 63 stereotactic procedures 40, 42, 46 temporal lobe resection 142 types

frontobasal-cingulate 40 mesiobasal-limbic 40, 77, 104, 118

ictal signs and symptoms 74, 76 opercular-insular 40 posterior neocortical temporal 40

Sellar tumours and laser surgery 18 SPECT (Single-Photon Emission Computed

Tomography) 48 Spinal cord astrocytomas of childhood 135

clinical presentation 136 cervical 137 thoracic 137

evoked potential monitoring conventional averaging systems 151 Cordis brain-state analyzer 157

advantages 157 indications 151

focal 141 glia-tumour interface 145, 146, 148, 167 holocord 138, 165

differential diagnosis 138, 166 myelography 138 plane spine X-rays 138 spinal CAT 138 tumour location

clinical indicators 142-143 radiologic indicators 144

incidence 136 postoperative neurological morbidity

162 pseudotumour syndrome 164 surgical instrumentation 144 surgical problems

anterior subarachnoid spinal fluid loculation 161, 163

differential diagnosis 158 dural substitutes 158 misinterpreting cord oedema 159

IDlssmg rostral or caudal tumour fragment 159

surgical technique "junctional" region 148, 149, 151 laminectomy 146 myelotomy 148, 150 removal from "inside out" 148, 167

transcutaneous ultrasonography 141, 143, 147, 149, 160 intraoperative 159, 164, 165

tumour recurrence 165 use of

the CUSA system 145, 151 advantages 145

the laser 146, 148, 156, 157 Spinal cord tumours and laser surgery 22 Stereoelectroencephalography 117

Tachistoscopic test 66, 69, 70 conclusions 72 facial matching task 70, 72, 73 lexical decision task 69, 71

Temporal lobe epilepsy and behaviour changes 103 mesiobasal structures 42 resection

"classical" 40, 42 palliative 59

Testing of performance learning 57 memory 57, 59

Ultrasonic aspirator 32 Ultrasonography, transcutaneous

in spinal astrocytomas 141, 143, 147, 149, 160 intraoperative 159, 164, 165

Vascular malformations and laser surgery 30

Wechsler Memory scale 54 Wernicke's area 86

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Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery Volume 1 1974. 96 figures. XI, 210 pages. ISBN 3-211-81218-0

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Contents: Advances: G. Guiot and P. Derome: Surgical Problems of Pituitary Adenomas. - H. Troupp: The Management of Intracranial Arterial Aneurysms in the Acute Stage. - Y. Yonekawa and M. G. Ya§argil: Extra-Intracranial Arterial Anastomosis: Clinical and Technical Aspects. Results. Technical Standards: W. Luyendijk: The Operative Approach to the Posterior Fossa. - 1. Brihaye: Neurosurgical Approaches to Orbital Tumours. - R Lorenz: Methods of Percutaneous Spino­Thalamic Tract Section.

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Volume 4 1977. 66 partly coloured figures. XI, 154 pages. ISBN 3-211-81423-X

Contents: Advances: N. A. Lassen and D. H. Ingvar: Clinical Relevance of Cerebral Blood Flow Measure­ments. - G. W. Taylor and 1. S. P. Lumley: Extra-Cranial Surgery for Cerebrovascular Disease. -1. R6tif: Intrathecal Injection of a Neurolytic Solution for the Relief of Intractable Pain. Technical Standards: L. Symon: Olfactory Groove and Suprasellar Meningiomas. - M. G. Ya~argil, R D. Smith, and 1. C. Gasser: Microsurgical Approach to Acoustic Neurinomas. - G. Debrun, P. Lacour, and J. P. Caron: Balloon Arterial Catheter Techniques in the Treatment of Arterial Intracranial Diseases.

Volume 5 1978. 78 figures. XII, 224 pages. ISBN 3-211-81441-8

Contents: Advances: A. M. Landolt: Progress in Pituitary Adenoma Biology. Results of Research and Clinical Applications. - J. Hildebrand and 1. Brihaye: Chemotherapy of Brain Tumours. -S. Mingrino: Supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain. Technical Standards: J. Hankinson: The Surgical Treatment of Syringomyelia. - F. Loewand W. Caspar: Surgical Approach to Lumbar Disc Herniations. - B. Pertuiset, D. Fohanno, and O. Lyon-Caen: Recurrent Instability of the Cervical Spine With Neurological Implications­Treatment by Anterior Spinal Fusion.

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Contents: Advances: E.-O. Backlund: Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Intracranial Tumors and Vascular Malformations. - 1. Klastersky, L. Kahan-Coppens, and J. Brihaye: Infection in Neurosurgery.­C. Gros: Spasticity-Clinical Classification and Surgical Treatment. Technical Standards: P. J. Derome and G. Guiot in co-operation with B. Georges, M. Porta, A. Visot, and S. Balagura: Surgical Approaches to the Sphenoidal and Clival Areas. -R Braakman: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. - F. Isamat: Tumours of the Posterior Part of the Third Ventricle: Neurosurgical Criteria.

Volume 7 1980. 147 figures. XI, 247 pages. ISBN 3-211-81592-9

Contents: Advances: M. G. Ya~argil, R W. Mortara, and M. Curcic: Meningiomas ofBasal Posterior Cranial Fossa Technical Standards: A. M. Landolt and P. Strebel: Technique ofTranssphenoidal Operation for Pituitary Adenomas. - Surgical Treatment of Facial Nerve Paralysis; Longterm Results: H. Millesi: Extratemporal Surgery of the Facial Nerve - Palliative Surgery. S. Mingrino: Intra­cranial Surgical Repair of the Facial Nerve. U. Fisch: Management of Intra temporal Facial Palsy.

Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

Volume 8 1981. 135 partly coloured figures. XII, 328 pages. ISBN 3-211-81665-8

Contents:

Advances: E. de Divitiis, R Spaziante, and L. Stella: Empty Sella and Benign Intrasellar Cysts. -B. Pertuiset, D. Ancri, and A. Lienhart: Profound Arterial Hypotension (MAP ~ 50 mm Hg) Induced with Neuroleptanalgesia and Sodium Nitroprusside (Series of 531 Cases). Reference to Vascular Autoregulation Mechanism and Surgery of Vascular Malformations of the Brain. -F. Gullotta: Morphological and Biological Basis for the Classification of Brain Tumors. With a Comment on the WHO-Classification 1979.

Technical Standards: E. Pasztor: Surgical Treatment of Spondylotic Vertebral Artery Compression. - P. Harris, I. T. Jackson, and 1. C. McGregor: Reconstructive Surgery of the Head. - A. N. Konovalov: Operative Management of Craniopharyngiomas.

Volume 9 1982. 88 figures. XI, 177 pages. ISBN 3-211-81718-2

Contents:

Advances: K. Faulhauer: The Overdrained Hydrocephalus. Clinical Manifestations and Manage­ment. - A. P. Romodanov and V.I. Shcheglov: Intravascular Occlusion of Saccular Aneurysms of the Cerebral Arteries by Means of a Detachable Balloon Catheter. - H. Spiess: Advances in Computerized Tomography.

Technical Standards: L. Symon: Surgical Approaches to the Tentorial Hiatus. - F. Loew: Manage­ment of Chronic Subdural Haematomas and Hygromas. - B. Williams: Subdural Empyema.

Volume 10 1983. 70 figures (1 in color). XI, 231 pages. ISBN 3-211-81750-6

Contents:

Advances: R J. S. Wise, G. L. Lenzi, and R S. J. Frackowiak: Applications of Positron Emission Tomography to Neurosurgery. - 1. Siegfried and T. Hood: Current Status of Functional Neuro­surgery. - 8. Pertuiset, D. Ancri, 1. P. Sichez, M. Chauvin, E. Guilly, 1. Metzger, D. Gardeur, and 1. Y. Basset: Radical Surgery in Cerebral A VM - Tactical Procedures Based upon Hemo­dynamic Factors.

Technical Standards: M. Sindou and A. Goutelle: Surgical Posterior Rhizotomies for the Treat­ment of Pain. - A. Kumar and U. Fisch: The Infratemporal Fossa Approach for Lesions of the Skull Base.

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Contents: Hugo Krayenbiihl - An Appreciation (By M. G. Ya~argil)

Advances: G. M. Bydder: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging ofthe Central Nervous System - G. Huber and U. Piepgras: Update and Trends in Venous (VDSA) and Arterial (ADSA) Digital Subtraction Angiography in Neuroradiology.

Technical Standards: M. G. Ya~argil, L. Symon, and P. J. Teddy: Arteriovenous Malformations of the Spinal Cord - C. Lapras, R. Deruty, and Ph. Bret: Tumors of the Lateral Ventricles -F. Loew, B. Pertuiset, E. E. Chaumier, and H. laksche: Traumatic, Spontaneous and Postopera­tive CSF Rhinorrhea.

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Advances: Valerie Walker and J. D. Pickard: Prostaglandins, Thromboxane, Leukotrienes and the Cerebral Circulation in Health and Disease.

Technical Standards: M. G. Ya~argil, P. J. Teddy, and P. Roth: Selective Amygdalo-Hippo­campectomy. Operative Anatomy and Surgical Technique - E. Pasztor: Transoral Approach for Epidural Craniocervical Pathological Processes.

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