Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery

ADVANCES Detecting residual cognitive function in disorders of consciousness (M. R. COLEMAN, J. D. PICKARD) Rationale for hypothalamus-deep brain stimulation in food intake disorders and obesity (N. TORRES, S. CHABARDEES, A. L. BENABID) Gustatory and reward brain circuits in the control of food intake (A. J. OLIVEIRA-MAIA, C. D. ROBERTS, S. A. SIMON, M. A. L. NICOLELIS) SEEG-guided RF-thermocoagulation of epileptic foci: A therapeutic alternative for drug-resistant non-operable partial epilepsies (M. GUENOT, J. ISNARD, H. CATENOIX, F. MAUGUIERE, M. SINDOU) Child abuse - some aspects for neurosurgeons (B. MADEA, M. NOEKER, I. FRANKE) TECHNICAL STANDARDS Prophylactic antibiotics and anticonvulsants in neurosurgery (B. RATILAL, C. SAMPAIO) The dural sheath of the optic nerve: descriptive anatomy and surgical applications (P. FRANCOIS, E. LESCANNE, S. VELUT) Surgical indications and techniques for failed coiled aneurysms (C. RAFTOPOULOS; with the collaboration of G. VAZ)