Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
1600 pages
978-0-07-114251-9 (ISBN)
Description
Stereotactic neurosurgery is a means of operating by remote control, ie using a probe to an unseen target and then to therapeutically manipulate that probe by computer calculations and graphics. Functional neurosurgery is a technique designed to: a) restore normal conductivity in malfunctional nerve fibres or to improve blood flow in nerve tissue; or b) to alleviate mental illness. Due to the development of new technologies, such as CT and MRI-scans and computerized work stations, the general use of these procedures has increased, and all residents are now exposed and trained in stereotactic and functional technique. This work covers the dynamic area of neurosurgery. It is divided into several sections dealing with technique, classical functions, stereotactic surgery, non-stereotactic functional neurosurgery, and the use of sterotactic technical overview. This is followed by the clinical application of procedures in the treatment of movement disorders, intractable pain, psychiatric illness, deep tumours, vascular malformations, epilepsy and tumours.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
800 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 219 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-114251-9 (9780071142519)
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Author
Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
Content
Stereotactic principles; frame-based systems; frameless systems; atlases; image-guided stereotaxis; imaging for stereotaxis; computer graphics; endoscopy; lasers; biopsy; stereotactic craniotomy; mass lesions; stereotactic radiotherapy; brachytherapy; technical radiosurgery; clinical radiosurgery; functional radiosurgery; functional sterotaxis; recording in functional neurosurgery; inoperative stimulation; lesioning techniques; spacticity; spinal procedures for spacticity; intracranial procedures for movement disorders; functional procedures for Parkinson's disease; pain; cancer pain; persistant pain syndromes; evaluation of epilepsy; medical management of epilepsy; surgical management of epilepsy; psychosurgery; miscellaneous stimulation procedures; future; future technological advances.