Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Neurosurgical Treatment of Epilepsy Rehabilitation in Neurosurgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Rede zur Eröffnung der 37. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie....Pages 1-4
Otfrid Foerster and “Die Leitungsbahnen des Schmerzgefühls” (1927)....Pages 5-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Local Blood Flow and Local Metabolism in the Brain....Pages 23-26
Determination of Regional Glucose Metabolism in the Brain by Positron Emission Tomography Using 18 F-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose....Pages 27-31
Relationships Between Cerebral Perfusion and Electrical Activity in Man....Pages 32-34
Oxygen Metabolism and Microcirculation of the Brain in Various Conditions: Experimental Investigations....Pages 35-43
Prostaglandin and Thromboxane Production in Postischemic Gerbil Brain....Pages 44-47
Prostaglandin Metabolism Following Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 48-56
Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Recirculation Period After Prolonged Ischemia of the Cat Brain....Pages 57-62
A New Experimental Model of Sinus Thrombosis in Rats....Pages 63-66
Stable Xenon Effects on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Electroencephalography in Normal Baboons and Volunteers....Pages 67-71
Pathophysiology of Experimental Brain Infarction....Pages 72-78
Experimental Basis for Secondary Prophylaxis in Atherosclerosis of Brain-Supplying Arteries....Pages 79-81
Improvement of Cerebral Blood Flow in Acute Ischemia of the Brain....Pages 82-88
The Effect of Nimodipine on Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation....Pages 89-93
The Influence of Barbiturates on Cerebral Metabolism in Patients with Borderline Cerebrovascular Reserve in Carotid Surgery....Pages 94-97
The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Cortical pO 2 in Cat and Human Brain....Pages 98-101
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Evaluations with Iodine 123 Amphetamine (IMP) SPECT and Xenon 133 Inhalation in Cerebrovascular Disorders....Pages 102-107
Single Photon Emission CT (SPECT) with 99m Tc-HMPAO for Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Ischemic Stroke....Pages 108-110
Transcranial Doppler Sonographic Study of Flow Velocities Before and After AVM Removal — Normal Recordings and CO 2 Reactivity....Pages 111-116
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Amino Acid Metabolism in Brain Tumors....Pages 117-123
Selective Effect of Adenosine on Tumor Blood Flow....Pages 124-126
Evaluation of Improvement in Microcirculation Using Visual Evoked Potentials....Pages 127-129
Spontaneous Recanalization of an Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery....Pages 130-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
The Role of the Anterior Choroidal Artery in Supplying the Amygdalo-unco-hippocampal Region....Pages 137-142
Presurgical Level I Intensive Evaluation of Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy....Pages 143-146
Presurgical Level II Evaluation of Epileptics....Pages 147-151
Preoperative Neuropsychological Evaluation of Patients with Temporolimbic Epilepsy....Pages 152-157
New Diagnostic Tools for Localizing the Epileptic Focus: Positron Emission Tomography of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Complex Partial Seizures....Pages 158-165
Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) with Xenon 133 in the Diagnosis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy....Pages 166-168
Initial Experience with 99m Tc-Hexamethylpropyleneamine Oxime (HMPAO) SPECT in Patients with Focal Epilepsy....Pages 169-169
Single Cell Recordings of the Nucleus Amygdalae in Conscious Cats. A Contribution to Research into Focal Epilepsy....Pages 170-176
Morphological Causes of Focal Epilepsy that is Difficult to Regulate, and How It Can Be Influenced Operatively....Pages 177-182
Histopathological Study and Neurosurgical Findings in 17 Patients with Hamartomas Presenting Epileptic Seizures....Pages 183-188
Clinical and Neuropathological Findings in a Case of Hemimegalencephaly....Pages 189-192
Recent Results from Epilepsy Surgery in Children and Adults....Pages 193-195
Experiences with the Treatment of Complex Partial Seizures by Selective Amygdalo-Hippocampectomy....Pages 196-200
Thirty-five Years’ Experience with Surgery of Nontumorous Epilepsy....Pages 201-204
Chronic Cerebellar Stimulation in the Treatment of Epilepsy....Pages 205-209
Long-term Results of Stereotactic Surgery for Therapy-Resistant, Mainly Partial Epilepsies....Pages 210-213
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Pharmacoresistance and Surgical Treatment in Temporal Lobe Epilepsies....Pages 214-216
Results of Surgical Treatment in 300 Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy....Pages 217-219
Epilepsy Surgery in Bonn from 1950 to 1985: A Retrospective Uncontrolled Clinical Evaluation of 62 Operated Epileptics....Pages 220-228
Surgical Treatment of Pharmacoresistant Epilepsies in Children and Adolescents....Pages 229-232
The Periosteal-Dural-Cerebral Scar, a Component of the So-called Growing Fracture: Long-term Experience of Neurosurgical Treatment....Pages 233-234
Morphological Findings in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 235-237
Cerebral Imaging in Epileptic Disease: Results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging When Computed Tomography is Within Normal Limits....Pages 238-244
Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Speech Areas and Central Region of the Left Hemisphere....Pages 245-249
Seizures as an Atypical Symptom of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 250-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Rehabilitation of Patients with Organic Brain Damage After Diseases Requiring Neurosurgery....Pages 255-258
Early Rehabilitation of Patients with Severe Craniocerebral Injuries. Organizational Regulation and Problems of Workmen’s Compensation Insurance....Pages 259-263
Rehabilitation of Head-Injured Patients in Edinburgh....Pages 264-266
On the Need for Rehabilitating Persons with Craniocerebral Injuries of Varying Severity....Pages 267-269
The Rehabilitation of Aphasics in an Acute Clinic....Pages 270-271
Rehabilitation After Severe Head Injuries....Pages 272-277
Prognosis for Vocational Rehabilitation in Patients with Traumatic Epilepsy....Pages 278-282
Neuroactive Substances Influencing Regenerative Processes in the Central Nervous System: Neurobiological and Clinical Aspects....Pages 283-289
Rehabilitative Surgery of Lesions of the Caudal Cranial Nerves....Pages 290-291
Psychological Rehabilitation of Patients with High Level Cervical Spinal Cord Lesions by Means of Automatic Bedside Projection Equipment for Reading Belletristic Literature....Pages 292-293
Arteriovenous Malformations in Childhood: Clinical Presentation, Results After Surgical Treatment, and Long-term Follow-up....Pages 294-296
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
How Good Are the Good Results in Aneurysm Surgery? Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation of Early and Late Operated Patients with Cerebral Aneurysm....Pages 297-301
Plasticity of the Brain After Extensive Cerebral Infarction: Report of a Case and Discussion....Pages 302-305
Autogenic Training as a Means of Early Rehabilitation of the Nucleotomy Patient: A Model Showing the Integration of Autogenic Training into the Patient’s Neurosurgical Treatment During His Hospitalization....Pages 306-309
Early Results of Systemic Extension Therapy in Patients with Herniated Lumbar Discs and Similar Conditions....Pages 310-313
Post-traumatic Syringomyelia: Results of Seven Shunt Operations in the Light of Pre- and Postoperative MRI Findings....Pages 314-320
Early Rehabilitation in Neurosurgery: Summary and Future Prospects....Pages 321-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-332