Proceedings of the 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery Barcelona, September 6–11, 1987: Intraoperative and Posttraumatic Monitoring and Brain Protection — Cerebro-vascular Lesions — Intracranial Tumours — Benign lntracranial Cystic Lesions, Hydrocephalus, CSF-Volumes — Central Pain Syndromes

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Assessment of Reversible Cerebral Ischaemia in Man: Intraoperative Monitoring of the Somatosensory Evoked Response....Pages 3-7
Monitoring of Brain Function by Means of Evoked Potentials in Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery....Pages 8-13
Safety Limits of Controlled Hypotension in Humans....Pages 14-17
Intraoperative Monitoring of the Motor Function: Experimental and Clinical Study....Pages 18-21
Intraoperative Identification of the Central Sulcus: a Practical Method....Pages 22-26
Intraoperative Monitoring of the Electrocochleogram and the Preservation of Hearing During Acoustic Neuroma Excision....Pages 27-30
The Use of EEG Spectral Analysis After Thiopental Bolus in the Prognostic Evaluation of Comatose Patients with Brain Injuries....Pages 31-34
Continuous versus Serial Global Cerebral Hemometabolic Monitoring: Applications in Acute Brain Trauma....Pages 35-39
Cerebral Hemisphere Swelling in Severe Head Injury Patients....Pages 40-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 1. Study Design and Clinical Data....Pages 49-52
Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 2. Radiological Data....Pages 53-59
Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 3. Modalities of Treatment....Pages 60-64
Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 4. Results of Treatment....Pages 65-70
Surgical Approach to Giant Aneurysms of the Anterior Circulation....Pages 71-74
The Microvascular Doppler — an Intraoperative Tool for the Treatment of Large and Giant Aneurysms....Pages 75-80
Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Investigated by Means of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound....Pages 81-84
Prostacyclin: a New Treatment for Vasospasm Associated with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage....Pages 85-87
Treatment of Carotid-cavernous Fistulas by Embolization of the Cavernous Sinus Through Venous Affluents or Direct Puncture....Pages 88-92
Surgical Management of Large AVMs....Pages 93-97
Non-invasive Follow-up of Patients with Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations After Proton-beam Radiation Therapy....Pages 98-102
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
774 Carotid Endarterectomies for Strokes and Transient Ischaemic Attacks: Comparison of Results of Early vs. Late Surgery....Pages 103-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Cystic Craniopharyngioma Treated by 90 Yttrium Silicate Colloid....Pages 109-112
Further Experiences in the Treatment of Cystic Craniopharyngeomas with Yttrium 90 Silicate Colloid....Pages 113-119
Treatment and Recurrences in 135 Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 120-123
Management and Surgical Outcome of Suprasellar Meningiomas....Pages 124-129
Microsurgery of Midbrain Lesions....Pages 130-136
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pineal Tumours. Kyoto University Experience (1941–1984)....Pages 137-141
Infratentorial Epidermoids....Pages 142-146
Cystic Meningiomas....Pages 147-151
Validity of Stereotactic Biopsy as a Diagnostic Tool....Pages 152-156
Experiences with CT-guided Stereotaxic Biopsies in 121 Cases....Pages 157-160
Pitfalls in Diagnostic Stereotactic Brain Surgery....Pages 161-165
The Relevance of Pathological Diagnosis for Therapy and Outcome of Brain Stem Gliomas....Pages 166-169
Serial Stereotactic Biopsy of Brain Stem Expanding Lesions. Considerations on 45 Consecutive Cases....Pages 170-176
Stereotactic Biopsy and Treatment of Brain Stem Lesions: Combined Study of 33 Cases (Bologna — Marseille)....Pages 177-181
Brain Stem Expansive Lesions: Stereotactic Biopsy for a Better Therapeutic Approach....Pages 182-186
Experience of Boron-neutron Capture Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours — with Special Reference to the Problems of Postoperative CT Follow-ups....Pages 187-192
Radiosurgery in Cerebral Tumours and AVM....Pages 193-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Arachnoid Cysts of the Middle Cranial Fossa: Experience with 77 Cases Treated Surgically....Pages 201-204
Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Adults....Pages 205-209
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Arachnoid Cysts of the Middle Fossa Predispose to Subdural Haematoma Formation Fact or Fiction?....Pages 210-215
Clinical and Neuropsychological Results After Operative and Conservative Treatment of Arachnoidal Cysts of the Perisylvian Region....Pages 216-220
Cerebral Scintigraphy with 111 Indium Oxine-Labelled Leukocytes in the Differential Diagnosis of Intracerebral Cystic Lesions....Pages 221-224
RISA Cisternography in the Option of Ventriculocisternal Shunt for Infantile Nontumoural Aqueductal Stenosis....Pages 225-229
Intracranial CSF Volumes: Natural Variations and Physiological Changes Measured by MRI....Pages 230-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Thalamic Pain and Stereotactic Mesencephalotomy....Pages 239-242
Stimulation of Internal Capsule, Thalamic Sensory Nucleus (VPM) and Cerebral Cortex Inhibited Deafferentation Hyperactivity Provoked After Gasserian Ganglionectomy in Cat....Pages 243-247
The Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome: a Problem in Differential Diagnosis....Pages 248-252