Surgery of the Spinal Cord
Potential for Regeneration and Recovery
Erschienen am 6. Dezember 2012
XXII, 359 Seiten
978-1-4612-2798-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Selected papers from the prestigious Stonwin Medical
Conference, which each summer invites a small group of
neurosurgical investigation. This volume presents recent
advances in research and practice of surgery of the severed
spinal cord. Future volumes will treat similarly focused,
cutting-edge topics. In terms of editorial strategy, this
series will afford Springer entree to a select groups of
neurosurgeons.
Conference, which each summer invites a small group of
neurosurgical investigation. This volume presents recent
advances in research and practice of surgery of the severed
spinal cord. Future volumes will treat similarly focused,
cutting-edge topics. In terms of editorial strategy, this
series will afford Springer entree to a select groups of
neurosurgeons.
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Inhalt
I. Introduction.- A Historical Note and Perspective.- II-A. Basic Science.- 1 Central Nervous System: Structure versus Injury and Regeneration versus Recovery.- 2 Reconstructive Neurosurgery: Novel Strategies Promoting the Regeneration of Injured Dorsal Root Sensory Fibers into the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord.- 3 The Exuberance of Youth: Application of the Kennard Principle to Studies on Spinal Cord Plasticity.- 4 Vascularization and Vascular Pathophysiology of the Spinal Cord.- II-B. Radiology and Neuroimaging.- 5 The Role of Neuroimaging in Regeneration and Recovery of the Spinal Cord.- 6 Neuroradiologic Features of Spinal Cord Pathology.- 7 Spinal Cord Atrophy.- II-C. Concepts in Bioengineering and Fetal Tissue Transplantation.- 8 Neurocomputing: The Technology and Some Potential Applications to Neurosurgery.- 9 Fetal Tissue Grafts for Cerebellar Atrophy in Humans: A Preliminary Report.- III. Surgical Experience with the Spinal Cord Injury.- 10 Introduction to Intramedullary Tumors.- 11 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Ependymoma: Long-Term Clinical Evaluation after Complete Surgical Removal.- 12 Electrical Stimulation and Microsurgery of the Spinal Cord.- 13 Venous Congestion of the Spinal Cord: A Reversible Mechanism of Myelopathy.- 14 Surgical Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Spinal Cord.- 15 Syringomyelia.- 16 Surgery of the Infected Spine and Spinal Cord Function.
