Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
President’s Opening Remarks....Pages 1-3
Coordination of Neurosurgical Training in the Europe of the 1990s....Pages 5-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Perioperative Monitoring of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Transcranial Doppler Sonography and Somatosensory Evoked Potentials....Pages 17-19
Mechanisms of K + -induced Glial Swelling....Pages 20-23
Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Brain Edema and Cerebral Blood Flow from a Focal Cold Lesion in Rabbit Brain....Pages 24-28
Single-Stage Neuro-rhinosurgical Operation and Management of Malignant Tumors of the Anterior Cranial Skull Base....Pages 29-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations: Implications on Angioarchitecture for Embolization....Pages 35-40
Embolization Techniques in the Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 41-45
Results of Combined Endovascular and Surgical Treatment of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 46-49
Indications, Technique, and Results of Microsurgical Treatment of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 50-54
Surgical Problems in Partially Embolized Angiomas....Pages 55-60
Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain: What is the Best Way to Treat Them?....Pages 61-65
Arteriovenous Malformations of the Medial Surface of the Parieto-occipital Region and the Basal Ganglia....Pages 66-69
Considerations on the Coexistence of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations and Aneurysms....Pages 70-73
Follow-up After Treatment for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 74-80
Posterior Fossa Arteriovenous Malformations: Angioarchitecture in Relation to Hemorrhagic Episodes....Pages 81-83
Clinical and Radiological Prognostic Factors in Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations....Pages 84-89
Venous Angiomas: Experience with Surgical and Nonsurgical Management....Pages 90-93
Intracranial Venous Angiomas....Pages 94-99
Congestive Cardiac Manifestations from Cerebrocranial Arteriovenous Shunts....Pages 100-102
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Neuropsychological Abnormalities in Patients with Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: A Pilot Study....Pages 103-109
Cerebral Cavernous Hemangiomas: Treatment and Surgical Decisions....Pages 110-115
Microsurgery of Cavernous Angiomas of the Brain with Special Reference to Cerebral Midline Localizations....Pages 116-121
667 Histologically Verified Cavernous Hemangiomas of the CNS: Review of Localization, Symptoms, and Signs, Diagnosis, and Results of Operative Treatment....Pages 122-126
Asymptomatic Cryptic Vascular Malformations....Pages 127-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Pediatric Brain Tumors....Pages 135-140
Multidisciplinary Approach to the Treatment of Supratentorial Tumors in Children....Pages 141-145
Treatment and Course of Malignant Supratentorial Brain Tumors in Childhood....Pages 146-150
Interstitial Irradiation of Supratentorial Cerebral Gliomas in Childhood with Permanently Implanted Iodine 125: Preliminary Results....Pages 151-157
Radiological Results of Intracavitary Brachytherapy of Cystic Craniopharyngioma in Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 158-162
Long-Term Results of Combined Surgery and Radiotherapy of Pilocytic Astrocytomas in the Middle Cranial Fossa....Pages 163-167
Discussion: PNET — A Melting-Pot of Unspecified Tumors?....Pages 168-170
Prognosis of Supratentorial Gliomas in Children....Pages 171-175
Proliferative Activity of Pilocytic Astrocytomas: Examination Using Monoclonal Antibody Ki-67....Pages 176-179
Immunohistochemical Investigations with a Monoclonal Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody in Supratentorial Tumors in Children....Pages 180-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Neurosurgical Intensive Care — An Interdisciplinary Field....Pages 187-188
Neurosurgical Intensive Care: General Considerations....Pages 189-193
Prognostic Value of Motor Evoked Potentials in Traumatic and Nontraumatic Coma....Pages 194-200
The Temporal Structure of Information Processing in Patients Following Diffuse Head Injuries: Electrophysiological Studies....Pages 201-204
TCD, SEPs and ICP: Comparative Analysis in Severe Head Injury....Pages 205-210
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhages....Pages 211-216
Susceptibility to Infection During Continuous Thiopentone Therapy....Pages 217-221
Infection Rate and Bacterial Spectrum in 413 Patients of a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit: Results of a 2-Year Prospective Study....Pages 222-227
Risk During the First Hours After Severe Head Injury....Pages 228-233
Disturbances of Water-Electrolyte Regulation After Surgery of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Region....Pages 234-239
CBF Dynamics During Hyperventilation Therapy for Intracranial Hypertension....Pages 240-244
THAM in Traumatic Brain Swelling: A Comparative Experimental and Clinical Study....Pages 245-254
Effects of the Antihypertensive Drug Ketanserin on Intracranial Pressure in Patients with Head Trauma....Pages 255-258
A Comparison Between Mannitol and Glycerol Therapy for Intracranial Hypertension....Pages 259-264
Decompressive Craniectomy After Severe Head Injury: Useful Therapy in Pathophysiologically Guided Indication....Pages 265-273
Safety of Fraxiparine Administration in Neurosurgical Patients: Preliminary Report....Pages 274-276
Back Matter....Pages 277-286