Advances in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery: Proceedings of the 1st Meeting of the European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Edinburgh 1972

Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Opening Address....Pages 1-3
Introduction to the Scientific Sessions. Accidents in Stereotaxy — Side-Effects or Bonus?....Pages 5-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Stereotactic Operations in Generalized Forms of Epilepsy....Pages 15-24
The Role of the Cortex and Subcortical Ganglia in the Evoked Rhythmic Motor Activity....Pages 25-33
Importance of the Cerebellar Hemisphere in Production of Tremulous Movement or Choreo-Dystonic Movement in Monkeys....Pages 35-38
The Placement of Stereotaxic Lesions for Involuntary Movements other than in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 39-47
Stereotaxic Operations in Cases of Hereditary and Intention Tremor....Pages 49-55
Contributions to the Pathogenesis of Parinaud’s Syndrome. Vertical Gaze Paralysis Following Bilateral Stereotaxic Lesion in the Interstitial Nucleus Region....Pages 57-63
Vestibular Function before and after Thalamotomy....Pages 65-70
Post-Stereotaxic Intracranial Hematomas....Pages 71-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Thalamotomy for Control of Chronic Pain....Pages 77-88
Combination of Thalamotomy and Longitudinal Myelotomy in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 89-91
Protracted Long-Term Irradiation of Inoperable Midbrain Tumours by Stereotactic Curie-Therapy using Iridium-192....Pages 93-100
The Position and Extent of the Human Dentate Nucleus....Pages 101-110
Physiological Guidelines for the Localization of Lesions by Percutaneous Cordotomy....Pages 111-117
Physiological Correlates in Stereotactic Spinal Surgery....Pages 119-123
A Stereotactic Approach to the Anterior Percutaneous Electrical Cordotomy....Pages 125-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Pituitary Ablation by Yttrium-90....Pages 137-143
Hypophysectomy—The Combined Role of Neuro- and Rhino-Surgeons....Pages 145-149
Radiological Assessment of the Pituitary Gland....Pages 151-158
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Stereotactic Pituitary Implantation of Radioisotopes by Transfrontal Route....Pages 159-163
Stereotaxic Thermal Pituitary Ablation....Pages 165-168
Stereotactic Curie-Therapy of Pituitary Adenomas. A Long-Term Follow-Up Study....Pages 169-176
Stereotaxic Treatment of Craniopharyngiomas....Pages 177-183
Stereotactic Hypothalamotomy in Erethic Children....Pages 185-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Intracranial Arterio-Venous Malformations....Pages 195-209
A Versatile Stereotaxic System Based on Cylindrical Co-Ordinates and Using Absolute Measurements....Pages 211-220
Serial Stereotaxic Biopsies....Pages 221-226
A Simple Method for Obtaining Stereotaxic Biopsies from the Human Basal Ganglia....Pages 227-233
Computer Display of Stereotaxic Brain Maps and Probe Tracts....Pages 235-243
The Use of a Small Digital Computer for Stereotactic Surgery....Pages 245-252
Mathematical Models and Analogic Dosimetry on Phantom in the Interstitial Radiotherapy of Brain Tumours with “Gamma-Med”....Pages 253-264
Towards a Three-Dimensional Brain Model Stored in a Computer....Pages 265-267