Developments in Neuroscience

Preface. Anatomy. Internal carotid artery: correlative anatomy as a guide to surgery (J.T. Keller et al.). Microsurgical anatomy and operative approaches to the lateral ventricles (K. Fujii et. al.). Microsurgical anatomy around the anterior clinoid process (Y. Natori, M. Fukui, A.L. Rhoton Jr.). Aneurysms. Pre-embolization study of ruptured cerebral aneurysm with rotational and 3D reconstruction angiography (C.H. Castao et al.) Surgical treatment of basilar top aneurysms (D.H. Han, C.-H. Lee, C-W. Oh). Hunting intracranial aneurysms: a report of twocases (E. Mahmood). Surgical treatment of giant internal carotid artery aneurysms (K. Mizoi et al.). Large anterior choroidal segment aneurysm: cases report (M.S. Gadea, T. Evans, M.A. Mora). Basilar trunk aneurysms: the rhomboid approach (M.S. Gadea). Surgery of acutely ruptured cerebral aneurysms aided by three-dimensional computerized tomography angiography without conventional angiography (M. Matsumoto et al.). New endoscope-assisted aneurysm clipping (Y. Kato et al.). Matrix: new bio-absorbable polymeric coils for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms (Y. Murayama, F. Vinuela, S. Tateshima). Arteriovenous malformation. Patient-specific vascular models for endovascular and open operative procedures (E. Bullitt, S. Aylward). Brain tumor. Evaluation of virtual endoscopy for application in clinical neurosciences (D.P. Auer et al.). Visualization of major fiber tracts and cortical functions in patients with cerebral gliomas (D.P. Auer, B. Putz, L.M. Auer). Management of craniopharyngioma in children: the present and future (J.-K. Kang, K-S. Lee). Surgery of deep-seated brain tumors (H. Sasajima, K. Mineura, N. Hashimoto). Immunotoxin therapy for primary malignant brain tumors (K.-U. Kim et al.). Simulating minimally invasive neurosurgical interventions using an active manipulator (L.M. Auer et al.). Search for effective therapy against glioblastoma multiforme - clinical immunisation with autologous glioma cells transduced with the human Interferon- #947; gene (L.G. Salford et al.). Diagnostic molecular genetics and its application to clinical decision in brain tumors (N. Hashimoto et al.). Respective indications of radiosurgery and microsurgery in the management of cavernous sinus meningiomas (P.-H. Roche, M. Hayashi, J. Regis). Surgery for craniopharyngiomas extending outside the suprasellar cistern (R. Shirane et al.). Surgical treatment of petroclival meningioma with special reference to timing of radiosurgery for residual tumor (S. Sato et al.). The feasibility of transposition of the vertebral artery in the lateral approach for lesions situated anterior to the spinal cord around the craniovertebral juncion (T. Asano). Anterior transpetrosal+ approach for petroclival tumors (T. Kawase et al.). Endoscope-assisted microsurgery for lesions in cerebello-pontine angle (T. Kanno, I. Okuma, Y. Kato). Opposite effects ofcis-parinaric acid on activities p-38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinases in malignant rat astrocytoma cells (V.C. Traynelis, A. Zaheer, S.K. Sahu). A study of prognostic factors and therapy of intracranial glioma (W.Y. Huo, Y. Zhang). Carotid endarterectomy. High-risk carotid endarterectomy and high-risk carotid surgery: is surgery or stenting the best choice? (C.M. Loftus). Carotid stenting with distal balloon protection: technical considerations (preliminary experience) (J.J. Vitek et al.). Combined carotid and coronary revascularization (M.J. Link et al.). Carotid endarterectomy using regional anesthesia in high-risk patients (R.E. Harbaugh). Emergency carotid endarterectomy (S. Endo et al.). Carotid endarterectomy for patients with carotid artery stenosis and reconstructive surgery for blunt injury of the common carotid artery (T. Shima et al.). Cavernous angioma. Surgery for the cavernous angioma in the brainstem (K. Hongo, S. Kobayashi). Central nervous system injury. A new model of cortical plasticity using rat whisker barrel cortex (C. Hodge et al.). Cell and tissue damage in relation to apoptosis-linked molecules in experimental cerebral ischemia-reperfusion and traumatic spinal cord injury (T. Yamamoto et al.). Cerebrovascular disease. Clinical application of electroneurophysiology for cerebrovascular diseases: a historical aspect (A. Suzuki). Lateral suboccipital approach and utility of lateral arched skin incision in the treatment of vertebral and lower basilar artery aneurysm (N. Yasui et al.). EC-IC bypass. EC/IC bypass using a long-vein graft (T. Eguchi). Retroauricular subcutaneous Dacron or Gore-Tex tunnel for extracranial-intracranial autologous vein bypass (Y. Okada et al.). Epilepsy. Posterior cerebral epilepsy: special considerations (J.D. Grabow). Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory partial epileptic seizures: a short-term and long-term investigation in Japan - seven institutes study (T. Asakura et al.). Diagnostic and therapeutic neurosurgical procedures in epilepsy surgery (Y.-H. Shih). Ischemia. Management strategy for carotid artery steno-occlusion (D.-S. Kim et al.). Management of patients with ischemic stroke (J. Nakagawara). Normal pressure hydrocephalus. Management of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus by using lumboperitoneal shunt system with the Codman Hakim programmable valve: 6 years of clinical experience (N. Kuwana et al.). Parkinson disease and involuntary movement. Higher brain function disturbance in Parkinson's disease patients: an evaluation based on electrophysiological investigation (K. Hirata et al.). Radiosurgery. Early experience of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in Korea (C.J. Whang). CyberKnife radiosurgery for brain and spinal tumors (J.R. Adler). A frameless stereotactic radiosurgery system: utilization of a mobile CT, mask immobilization and micro-multileaf collimators (T. Kubota et al.). Spine. Clinical experience with a new load-sharing anterior cervical plate (R.I. Apfelbaum et al.). Surgical technique in spinal dysraphism - variations on a theme (K.L. Karagiozov). Anterior cervical dissectomy with intervertebral bioactive glass-ceramics prostheses replacement (M. Vaverka, L. Hrabalek). Cervical spinal injury: experience with 82 cases (N. Alam et al.). Anterior microsurgery in multisegmental cervical spondylosis (S.D. Bao et al.). Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Controlled drainage of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid for the management of increased intracranial pressure in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (P. Schmiedek et al.). Prevention of vasospasm - cisternal irrigation therapy with urokinase and ascorbic acid (T. Sasaki et al.). The development of neurosurgery in Vietnam (V.V. Nho). Miscellaneous. Comparison of the long-term results of microvascular decompression and percutaneous trigeminal neurolysis for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (R.I. Apfelbaum). The neuron saga (H. Fodstad). Functional neuroimaging in psychiatry (K. Maurer et al.). A proposal for the active treatment at subacute and chronic stages in cases of traumatic and vascular diseases (T. Kanno, I. Okuma). Author index. Keyword index.