Ramamurthi and Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery

Prelims......Page 2
Chapter-001_Evolution of Neurosurgical Techniques......Page 52
Chapter-002_History of Microneurosurgery......Page 69
Chapter-003_Electrodiagnosis......Page 73
Chapter-004_Intracranial Pressure......Page 93
Chapter-005_Neuro-Ophthalmology......Page 104
Chapter-006_Neuro-Otology......Page 117
Chapter-007_Neuroendocrinology......Page 141
Chapter-008_Intra-Operative Monitoring......Page 149
Chapter-009_Conventional Radiology......Page 160
Chapter-010_Basic Principles of CT Scan and MRI Scan......Page 166
Chapter-011_Radiology Intracranial Tumours......Page 178
Chapter-012_Radiology Intracranial Infections......Page 197
Chapter-013_Embryology Skull and Vertebral Column......Page 210
Chapter-014_Embryology Brain and Spinal Cord......Page 221
Chapter-015_Congenital Malformations of Cerebrum......Page 232
Chapter-016_Encephalocoeles......Page 244
Chapter-017_Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts......Page 257
Chapter-018_Craniofacial Deformities (Craniostenosis)......Page 273
Chapter-019_Spinal Dysraphic States......Page 280
Chapter-020_Hydrocephalus......Page 294
Chapter-021_Endoscopic Management of Hydrocephalus......Page 308
Chapter-022_Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus......Page 318
Chapter-023_Bony Anomalies of the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 334
Chapter-024_Syringomyelia......Page 342
Chapter-025_Epidemiology of Head Injury......Page 355
Chapter-026_Biomechanics of Head Injury......Page 362
Chapter-027_Pathology......Page 366
Chapter-028_Concussion Brain......Page 405
Chapter-029_Cerebral Contusions......Page 409
Chapter-030_Diffuse Axonal Injury......Page 418
Chapter-031_Fat Embolism......Page 426
Chapter-032_Paediatric Head Injuries......Page 431
Chapter-033_Clinical Assessment of a Head Injured Patient......Page 454
Chapter-034_Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Head Injury......Page 459
Chapter-035_Scalp Injuries......Page 470
Chapter-036_Acute Subdural Haematomas......Page 480
Chapter-037_Extradural Haematomas......Page 488
Chapter-038_Traumatic Intracerebral Haematomas......Page 494
Chapter-039_Traumatic Brainstem Haematomas......Page 501
Chapter-040_Complications and Sequelae of Head Injuries......Page 506
Chapter-041_Cranioplasty......Page 519
Chapter-042_Maxillofacial Injuries......Page 529
Chapter-043_Traumatic CSF Fistulae......Page 535
Chapter-044_Missile Injuries of the Brain......Page 541
Chapter-045_Endocrine Abnormalities following Traumatic Brain Injuries......Page 550
Chapter-046_Optic Nerve Injury......Page 561
Chapter-047_Assessment and Emergency Management of Acute Spinal Injuries......Page 579
Chapter-048_Biomechanics of the Spine......Page 598
Chapter-049_Injuries of the Craniovertebral Junction and Upper Cervical Spine......Page 615
Chapter-050_Injuries of the Subaxial Cervical Spine......Page 627
Chapter-051_Whiplash Injury......Page 646
Chapter-052_Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Injuries......Page 649
Chapter-053_Lumbar and Lumbosacral Injuries......Page 670
Chapter-054_Penetrating Injuries of the Spine......Page 673
Chapter-055_Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve......Page 685
Chapter-056_General Principles of Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries......Page 692
Chapter-057_Surgical Anatomy and Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries......Page 700
Chapter-058_Management of Injuries to Specific Peripheral Nerve......Page 719
Chapter-059_Entrapment Syndromes......Page 727
Index......Page 741
Prelims_2......Page 767
Chapter-060_Brain Abscess......Page 817
Chapter-061_Scalp and Skull Infections......Page 832
Chapter-062_Subdural Empyema......Page 837
Chapter-063_Spinal Epidural and Intramedullary Abscess......Page 842
Chapter-064_Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System......Page 849
Chapter-065_Tuberculous Meningitis......Page 866
Chapter-066_Tuberculosis of the Spine......Page 877
Chapter-067_Surgery for Leprosy......Page 896
Chapter-068_Cysticercosis......Page 902
Chapter-069_Hydatid Disease......Page 918
Chapter-070_Other Parasitic Infestations of the Brain......Page 924
Chapter-071_Spinal Hydatidosis......Page 934
Chapter-072_Fungal Infections......Page 939
Chapter-073_Viral Infections......Page 954
Chapter-074_AIDS and the Neurosurgeon......Page 962
Chapter-075_Subarachnoid Haemorrhage......Page 971
Chapter-076_General Principles of Management of Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 982
Chapter-077_Vasospasm and Its Management......Page 1010
Chapter-078_Cerebral Prote......Page 1043
Chapter-079_Paraclinoid Aneurysms......Page 1055
Chapter-080_Internal Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms......Page 1070
Chapter-081_Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms......Page 1082
Chapter-082_Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm......Page 1101
Chapter-083_Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms......Page 1103
Chapter-084_Posterior Circulation Aneurysms......Page 1120
Chapter-085_Giant Aneurysms......Page 1132
Chapter-086_Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1140
Chapter-087_Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1148
Chapter-088_Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1154
Chapter-089_Intracavernous Aneurysms......Page 1160
Chapter-090_Contemporary Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1169
Chapter-091_Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 1176
Chapter-092_Surgical Management of Cerebral AVMS......Page 1189
Chapter-093_Embolisation of Intracranial Vascular Malformation......Page 1199
Chapter-094_Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral AVMS......Page 1214
Chapter-095_Vein of Galen Malformations......Page 1229
Chapter-096_Cavernomas of the Brain......Page 1233
Chapter-097_Other Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 1240
Chapter-098_Carotid Cavernous Fistula......Page 1243
Chapter-099_Dural Arteriovenous Malformations......Page 1249
Chapter-100_Embolisation of Spinal Vascular Malformation......Page 1253
Chapter-101_Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage......Page 1263
Chapter-102_Surgery for Stroke......Page 1271
Chapter-103_Clinical Features and Diagnosis......Page 1302
Chapter-104_Vertebral Tumours......Page 1314
Chapter-105_Spinal Schwannomas and Meningiomas......Page 1325
Chapter-106_Intramedullary Tumours......Page 1333
Chapter-107_Congenital Tumours of the Spine......Page 1342
Chapter-108_Paediatric Spinal Tumours......Page 1350
Chapter-109_Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration......Page 1360
Chapter-110_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis-Clinical Features and Diagnosis......Page 1371
Chapter-111_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis Management......Page 1375
Chapter-112_Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament......Page 1385
Chapter-113_Thoracic Disc Prolapse......Page 1398
Chapter-114_Lumbar Disc Disease......Page 1403
Chapter-115_Lumbar Canal Stenosis......Page 1413
Chapter-116_Spondylolisthesis......Page 1420
Chapter-117_Skeletal Fluorosis......Page 1435
Chapter-118_Osteoporosis......Page 1456
Chapter-119_Classification of Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 1468
Chapter-120_Pathogenesis of Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 1489
Chapter-121_Germ Cell Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 1500
Chapter-122_Embryonal Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 1503
Chapter-123_Tumours of Meninges......Page 1514
Chapter-124_Pituitary Tumours, Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions......Page 1527
Chapter-125_Lymphomas and Metastatic Tumours of Nervous System......Page 1541
Chapter-126_Cerebral Oedema in Relation to Neoplasias of Nervous System......Page 1551
Chapter-127_Tumour Markers in Tumours of Nervous System......Page 1562
Chapter-128_Tumours of Cranial and Peripheral Nerves......Page 1569
Chapter-129_Tumours of the Choroid Plexus......Page 1576
Chapter-130_Pineal Parenchymal Tumours......Page 1581
Chapter-131_Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumours......Page 1584
Index_2......Page 1597
Prelims......Page 1623
Chapter-132_Clinical Features of Intracranial Tumours......Page 1673
Chapter-133_Supratentorial Astrocytomas......Page 1693
Chapter-134_Cerebellar Astrocytomas......Page 1726
Chapter-135_Brainstem Gliomas......Page 1734
Chapter-136_Hypothalamic-Optic Nerve Gliomas......Page 1744
Chapter-137_Oligodendrogliomas......Page 1752
Chapter-138_Ependymomas......Page 1760
Chapter-139_Medulloblastomas......Page 1768
Chapter-140_Metastatic Brain Tumours......Page 1775
Chapter-141_Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1785
Chapter-142_Adjuvant Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1794
Chapter-143_Colloid Cyst......Page 1799
Chapter-144_Choroid Plexus Tumours......Page 1806
Chapter-145_Pineal Region Tumours Clinical Features and Management......Page 1810
Chapter-146_Pituitary Tumours Overview......Page 1832
Chapter-147_Prolactinomas......Page 1839
Chapter-148_Growth Hormone Secreting Adenomas......Page 1844
Chapter-150_Other Secreting Adenomas of the Pituitary......Page 1851
Chapter-151_Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1855
Chapter-152_Pituitary Apoplexy......Page 1863
Chapter-153_Giant Invasive Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1868
Chapter-154_Perioperative Endocrine Management......Page 1873
Chapter-155_Empty Sella Syndrome......Page 1880
Chapter-156_Diencephalic Syndrome......Page 1886
Chapter-157_Other Tumours of the Sellar Region......Page 1890
Chapter-158_Craniopharyngioma......Page 1904
Chapter-159_Dermoids and Epidermoids......Page 1933
Chapter-160_Teratomas......Page 1945
Chapter-161_Acoustic Schwannomas......Page 1949
Chapter-162_Trigeminal Schwannomas......Page 1980
Chapter-163_Jugular Foramen Lesions......Page 1985
Chapter-164_Other Intracranial Schwannomas......Page 1999
Chapter-165_Phakomatoses......Page 2007
Chapter-166_Convexity Meningiomas......Page 2014
Chapter-167_Parasagittal and Falx Meningiomas......Page 2021
Chapter-168_Olfactory Groove Meningioma......Page 2026
Chapter-169_Sphenoidal Wing Meningiomas......Page 2035
Chapter-170_Tentorial Meningiomas......Page 2042
Chapter-171_Posterior Fossa Meningiomas......Page 2052
Chapter-172_Petroclival Meningiomas......Page 2073
Chapter-173_Foramen Magnum Meningiomas......Page 2079
Chapter-174_Intraventricular Meningiomas......Page 2087
Chapter-175_Haemangioblastomas......Page 2091
Chapter-176_Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas......Page 2098
Chapter-177_Intracranial Melanomas and Other Tumours......Page 2108
Chapter-178_Benign Intracranial Tension......Page 2114
Chapter-179_Tumours of the Cranial Vault......Page 2121
Chapter-180_Clival Chordomas......Page 2142
Chapter-181_Trans-facial Transmaxillary Approaches to Anterior Skull Base......Page 2154
Chapter-182_Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base......Page 2164
Chapter-183_Transpharyngeal Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 2190
Chapter-184_Reconstruction of the Skull Convexity and Base......Page 2198
Chapter-185_Orbital Tumours......Page 2213
Chapter-186_Stereotaxy General Principles......Page 2231
Chapter-187_Stereotaxy Brain Tumours......Page 2241
Chapter-188_Involuntary Movements Anatomy and Pathophysiology......Page 2249
Chapter-190_Surgery for Movement Disorders......Page 2254
Chapter-191_Gamma Knife Radiosurgery......Page 2264
Chapter-192_Psychosurgery......Page 2279
Chapter-193_Neural Transplantation and Stem Cell......Page 2303
Chapter-194_Pain Anatomy and Physiology......Page 2315
Chapter-195_Surgery for Intractable Pain......Page 2336
Chapter-196_Trigeminal Neuralgia......Page 2355
Chapter-197_Glossopharyngeal and Other Cranial Neuralgia......Page 2368
Chapter-198_Microvascular Decompression......Page 2374
Chapter-199_Epilepsy Overview......Page 2383
Chapter-200_Epilepsy Medical Management......Page 2399
Chapter-201_Surgery for Epilepsy General Principles......Page 2405
Chapter-202_Surgery for Temporal Epilepsy......Page 2420
Chapter-203_Stereotaxy for Cerebral Palsy......Page 2434
Chapter-204_Surgery for Spasticity......Page 2446
Chapter-205_Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery......Page 2458
Chapter-206_Positioning in Neurosurgery......Page 2474
Chapter-207_Operation Theatre for Neurosurgery......Page 2480
Chapter-208_Basic Neurosurgical Instruments......Page 2492
Chapter-209_Navigation in Brain and Spinal Surgery......Page 2507
Chapter-210_Endoscopy in Brain Tumour Surgery......Page 2528
Chapter-211_Orthotics......Page 2546
Chapter-212_Principles of Physiotherapy......Page 2560
Index......Page 2563