Diseases in the cranio-cervical junction

Name: Diseases in the cranio-cervical junction | Anatomical and pathological aspects and detailed clinical accounts
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Anatomical and pathological aspects and detailed clinical accounts

D. Voth P. Glees K. Schürmann F. Schilling(Herausgeber*in)

De Gruyter (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 8. Oktober 2019

XII, 402 Seiten

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Intro
Preface
Contents
I. Introduction
The cranio-cervical junction in the light of a sociological cultural analysis (an introductory address)
II. Basic research and diagnostic methods
Embryological and neuro-anatomical aspects of the cranio-cervical region
The cranio-cervical junction - Anatomy
The pathogenesis of two distinct cervico-occipital malformations
Basilar processes - visualized in radiographs and CT scans
Radionuclide imaging of the cranio-cervical region
Magnetic resonance imaging in the cranio-cervical region: Experiences in 194 cases
Space-occupying, inflammatory and dysplastic lesions of the cranio-cervical junction seen in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
NMR-finding in a case of Morquio's syndrome with syncope
The dynamic evaluation of the cervical spinal canal and spinal cord by magnetic resonance imaging during movement
Somatosensory evoked potentials in cervical myelopathy
Spontaneous eye movements in cranio-cervical abnormalities
Microsurgical aspects of the transoral and transcervical approach to the cranio-cervical junction
III. Traumatic lesions
Double-threaded compression screws for osteosynthesis of acute fractures of the odontoid process
Operative dorsal fusion in the region of the cranio-cervical junction after fracture of the odontoid process
Operative treatment for traumatic arterio-venous fistulas of the vertebral artery
High quadriplegia combined with neurogenic respiratory insufficiency - Potentialities, limits and outlook
Occipital condyle fractures - Pathophysiology, clinical signs, and diagnosis
IV. Malformations, system diseases and functional disturbances
A review and classification of malformations of the cranio-cervical region
Neurological diagnosis of malformations at the cranio-cervical junction
Clinical findings in syringomyelia in contrast to the lesions seen in NMR imaging
A historical review of syringomyelia in the craniocervical region and new aspects for operative treatment possible after NMR examination
Bilateral microsurgical accessoriolysis for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis
Irritation of upper cervical nerve roots as a cause of hemicrania
V. Inflammatory and degenerative lesions
A review of clinical and radiological aspects of rheumatoid arthritis of head joints
Risk assessment of occipito-cervical involvement in inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Surgical treatment for instability in cranio-cervical bones and their joints in rheumatoid arthritis
Operative stabilization of atlanto-axial dislocation combined with cervical cord compression (myelopathy) in rheumatoid arthritis
Atlanto-axial dislocation in rheumatoid arthritis - signs and symptoms, radiographic pathology, operative techniques and results
The role of the compression clamp for dynamic posterior fusion in rheumatoid atlanto-axial dislocation
Late results in cases of atlanto-axial dislocations after dorsal fusion
Clinical features of Lyme disease: Immunological and neurological aspects
Laminoplasty as a method for enlargement of the spinal canal in spondylotic cervical myelopathy
VI. Tumors of the cranio-cervical junction
Neuropathology of tumors in the craniospinal region
Meningiomas and neurinomas of the cranio-cervical region - Diagnosis and operative treatment
Craniospinal lipoma in infancy
The clinical importance of a delayed diagnosis in cases of craniospinal tumors
Pathological spontaneous activity in the EMG of a patient with a foramen magnum meningioma
NMR and the surgery of tumours at the craniocervical junction
Tumors of the cranio-cervical region, diagnostic problems, micro- and laser-surgery
The dorsolateral approach in ventrolateral craniospinal lesions
Tumors of the cranio-cervical junction
Radiotherapy in metastatic diseases of the cervical spine and the craniospinal region
VII. Summary and overview
List of contributors
Author's Index
Subject Index

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