Reconstructive Neurosurgery

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The role of modern imaging modalities on deep brain stimulation targeting for mental illness....Pages 3-7
Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and its neuropsychological implications....Pages 9-12
Results by motor cortex stimulation in treatment of focal dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and post-ictal spasticity. The experience of the Italian Study Group of the Italian Neurosurgical Society....Pages 13-21
Electrically and mechanically evoked nociceptive neuronal responses in the rat anterior cingulate cortex....Pages 23-25
Trigeminal neuralgia. Non-invasive techniques versus microvascular decompression. It is really available any further improvement?....Pages 27-33
Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically refractory idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia....Pages 35-38
Stereotactic lesioning for mental illness....Pages 39-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Restoration of locomotion in posttraumatic paraplegics: The multidisciplinary approach and unexpected plasticity of single neurons — facts and fantasy....Pages 47-53
Posttraumatic rehabilitation and one year outcome following acute traumatic brain injury (TBI): Data from the well defined population based German Prospective Study 2000–2002....Pages 55-60
A randomized controlled trial of constraint-induced movement therapy after stroke....Pages 61-64
Increased regional cerebral perfusion in contralateral motor and somatosensory areas after median nerve stimulation therapy....Pages 65-70
Effects of electrical cervical spinal cord stimulation on cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid catecholamine levels, and oxidative stress in comatose patients....Pages 71-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Strategic plan: building a international strategy for risk reduction supercourse....Pages 79-81
Endovascular procedures for cerebrovenous disorders....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Transgenic rodent models of Parkinson’s disease....Pages 89-92
Nigrostriatal alterations in bone morphogenetic protein receptor II dominant negative mice....Pages 93-98
AAV-GAD gene for rat models of neuropathic pain and Parkinson’s disease....Pages 99-105
The role of genetic factors in the development of hemifacial spasm: preliminary results....Pages 107-110
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Neurotrauma research in Taiwan....Pages 113-117
New approaches to increase statistical power in TBI trials: Insights from the IMPACT study....Pages 119-124
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
The QOLIBRI- towards a quality of life tool after traumatic brain injury: Current developments in Asia....Pages 125-129
Evaluation of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury....Pages 131-136
Hyper flow and intracranial hypertension in diffuse axonal injury: An update to gennarelli doctrine....Pages 137-140
Intracranial pressure fluctuation during hemodialysis in renal failure patients with intracranial hemorrhage....Pages 141-144
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on patients with traumatic brain injury....Pages 145-149
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Treatment of adjacent vertebral fractures following multiple-level spinal fusion....Pages 153-155
Clinical and radiographie results of unilateral transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures....Pages 157-160
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Radiosurgery from the brain to the spine: 20 years experience....Pages 163-168
Hypofractionated CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas with and without association to neurofibromatosis Type 2....Pages 169-173
Back Matter....Pages 175-177