Surgery of Cervical Myelopathy: Infantile Hydrocephalus: Long-Term Results

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 3-7
Indications, Results and Adverse Effects of Cervical Myelography with Amipaque (Study on 300 Examinations)....Pages 8-12
Computed Tomography in Spondylogenic Narrowing of the Cervical Spinal Canal....Pages 13-21
Electromyographic (EMG) Investigations in Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 22-25
Clinical Experience with the Objective Localization of the Lesion in Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 26-32
Measurement of Spinal Elastance in Patients with Spondylogenic Narrowing of the Spinal Canal....Pages 33-37
Indication for Decompressive Laminectomy in Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 38-40
Neurological Approach to Differential Diagnosis and Indication for Surgery in Chronic Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 41-46
Spinal Symptoms Accompanying Cervical Root Compression Syndromes....Pages 47-49
Anterior Disc Surgery in Cases of Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 50-52
The Ventral Resection of the Cervical Vertebral Body....Pages 53-58
Ventral or Dorsal Surgical Approach in Chronic Cervical Myelopathies?....Pages 59-63
Operative Results in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy....Pages 64-68
Late Results of Operative Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 69-77
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathies — Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment....Pages 78-82
Long-Term Follow-Up After Surgery for Chronic Spondylogenous Myelopathy....Pages 83-85
Cervical Myelopathy Due to Spondylosis and Disc Protrusion: Operative Results in 70 Patients....Pages 86-89
Long-Term Results After Operative Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy by Laminectomy....Pages 90-94
Long-Term Results After Decompressive Laminectomy in Cases of Multisegmental Cervical Spinal Stenosis....Pages 95-99
Results of the Treatment of Patients Affected by Chronic Cervical Myelopathy by Surgical Decompression and Ventral Fusion According to Cloward....Pages 100-103
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cervical Spondylosis Myelopathy....Pages 104-111
Chronic Spondylogenic Myelopathy: Analysis of Data of 62 Patients Operated on by the Anterior Approach....Pages 112-114
Classification and Prognosis of Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 115-119
Therapeutic Results Following Laminectomy and Dural Enlargement in Cases of Cervical Myelopathy....Pages 120-121
Surgery for Vertebrobasilar Ischaemia in Cervical Spondylosis....Pages 122-129
Differential Therapy of Cervical Radiculopathy and Myelopathy in Degenerative Changes of the Cervical Vertebral Column....Pages 130-137
The Value of Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of Spinal Lesions....Pages 138-143
Anterior Cervical Steel Plate Spondylodesis in Mobile or Unreducible Traumatic and Osteolytic Cervical Dislocations....Pages 144-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Long-Term Results in the Operative Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Children....Pages 155-163
CT Follow-Up of Hydrocephalus in Children....Pages 164-171
CT Images of Periventricular Lucency (PVL) in Various Forms of Hydrocephalus....Pages 172-182
Clinical Observations and CSF Absorption Studies in the Slit Ventricle Syndrome....Pages 183-186
Cooperative Study: Long-Term Results of the Operative Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Children....Pages 187-211
Investigations of Factors Influencing the Development of Hydrocephalic Children....Pages 212-216
Long-Term Results of Shunt Operations over a Period of 10 Years....Pages 217-221
Complications Following Shunt Operations in Children....Pages 222-226
Surgical Treatment and Long-Term Results in Children with Hydrocephalus....Pages 227-230
Behavior of Hydrocephalus after Shunt Procedures....Pages 231-234
Early and Late Mortality Following Shunt Procedures in Early Infancy....Pages 235-246
Long-Term Follow-Up Studies in Hydrocephalus Patients with Spina Bifida or Encephalocele....Pages 247-251
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Unusual Long-Term Complications Due to Ventriculo-Cardiac Shunt Material....Pages 252-254
Neurological Impairment Caused by Ventricular Shunt Insertion....Pages 255-262
Immune Complex Disease Associated with Chronic Infection of Ventriculoatrial Shunts....Pages 263-266
Histological Investigations and Clinical Considerations on Shunt Dysfunctions....Pages 267-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Transoral-Transpalatine-Transclival Approach to Aneurysms of the Vertebral and Basilar Artery....Pages 275-276
Investigations on the Pathogenesis of Syringomyelia....Pages 277-283
Technique and Results of the Cervical Discectomy....Pages 284-286
Contribution to Ventral Microsurgical Foraminotomy in Case of Cervical Nerve Root Compression....Pages 287-290
The Influence of the Cloward Fusion Operation on the Motility of the Cervical Spine....Pages 291-296
Discitis After Discography....Pages 297-301
Considerations on 100 Anterior Cervical Discectomies Without Fusion....Pages 302-307
Posterior Selective Spinal Thermorhizotomy for Control of Intractable Pain Syndroms....Pages 308-312
Intramedullary Ependymomas: Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment....Pages 313-317
Diagnostic Problems of Neurosurgical Interest in Tick-Borne Encephalitis....Pages 318-320
Experimental Investigation on the Development of Brain Abscess in Cats....Pages 321-331
Study of Various Types of Experimental Brain Edema Using the Electrical Impedance Technique and the Electron Microscope....Pages 332-336
Osmoregulation, Brain Damage and Prognosis....Pages 337-346
Brain Ischemic Disorders: Role of the Perfusional Brain Scanning in the Neurosurgical Diagnosis....Pages 347-351
Intracranial Pressure Time Course in Massive Ischemic Brain Infarction....Pages 352-355
Non-Invasive rCBF Measurement for Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation of Patients with EC/IC Anastomoses....Pages 356-362
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Testing of Collateral Circulation of the Brain Before Surgical Treatment of Internal Carotid Artery Lesions....Pages 363-365
Treatment of Vascular Malformations of the Head with Detachable Balloon Catheters....Pages 366-367
Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Related to Anticoagulation Therapy Since Advent of Computer-Tomography: Report of Eight Cases....Pages 368-373
Evaluation of Sleep EEG Alterations During Posttraumatic Coma in Order to Predict Cognitive Defects....Pages 374-380
Changes of Lactate in Blood and Cerebro-Spinal Fluid After Osmotherapy with Sorbitol in Neurosurgical Patients....Pages 381-385
Significance of VF-Lactate Analysis in Lesions with Increased Intracranial Pressure in Respect to the Prognosis....Pages 386-393
Longitudinal Investigation on CSF Levels of Cyclic Nucleotides and Adrenergic Metabolites in Non-Neoplastic Hydrocephalus....Pages 394-399
Immunoelectrophoretic Studies on Human Intracranial Tumors....Pages 400-402
Microsurgery of Brainstem Tumors in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review of Past Experience....Pages 403-408
Radiological and Therapeutic Aspects of Glomus Tumours....Pages 409-413
Radiofrequency Percutaneous Trigeminal Thermal Rhizotomy Without General Anaesthesia....Pages 414-418
Stereotaxic Procedures Within the CT-Scanner with a New Targeting Device....Pages 419-420
Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Chronic Subdural Haematoma....Pages 421-430
Restitution of Skeletal Muscle After Experimental Denervation and Microsurgical Secondary Suture of the Peroneal Nerve in the Rabbit....Pages 431-439
Results After Anterior Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Tardy Ulnar Palsy....Pages 440-443
Hemodynamic Changes During Controlled Hypotension with Sodiumnitrousprusside in Thiopental-Anesthesia....Pages 444-449
Back Matter....Pages 450-458