The Cranial Nerves: Anatomy · Pathology · Pathophysiology · Diagnosis · Treatment

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
History of Cranial Nerves Surgery. Introductory Lecture....Pages 1-5
Topographical Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves....Pages 6-15
Cranial Nerve Injury. Structural and Pathophysiological Considerations and a Classification of Nerve Injury....Pages 16-23
Experimental Studies on Neural Regeneration....Pages 24-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Functional Testing and Disturbances of Olfactory Sense....Pages 29-38
Clinical Aspects of Gustatory Sense....Pages 39-55
Some Remarks About the Olfactory Nerve from the Surgical Point of View....Pages 56-58
Preservation of the Olfactory Tract Following Operation on Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Using Bifrontal Craniotomy, and Its Functional Prognosis....Pages 59-65
The Nervus terminalis....Pages 66-68
Olfactory Nerve....Pages 69-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Optic Nerve, Topographic Anatomy....Pages 77-84
Optic Nerve. Clinical Examinations and Findings....Pages 85-97
Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Lesions with Newer Techniques of Computerized Tomography....Pages 98-107
Misinterpretation of Progressive Visual Disturbances....Pages 108-115
Transcranial Decompression of Optic Nerve After Trauma....Pages 116-124
Microsurgical Transethmoidal Optic Nerve Decompression: Experience in 700 Cases....Pages 125-128
Childhood Optic Gliomas. Microsurgical Treatment....Pages 129-135
Optic Nerve Glioma: General Considerations and a Case Report....Pages 136-139
Optic Nerve Compression by Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 140-147
Optic Nerve Compression by Meningiomas....Pages 148-155
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Compression of the Optic Nerve by Cerebral Aneurysm — Based Upon the Experience in 1000 Operative Cases....Pages 156-162
Optic Nerve Compression by Other Intracranial Etiology....Pages 163-168
On the Pathogenesis and Prognosis of Lesions of the Optic Nerve in Hydrocephalic Patients....Pages 169-171
Optic Nerve Compression by Processes of the Rhinobasis....Pages 172-180
Follow up of Visual Defects After Optic Nerve Decompression....Pages 181-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Angiographic Aspects of the Arterial Supply of the Cranial Nerves....Pages 195-206
Ophthalmologic Diagnosis....Pages 207-215
Electrophysiological Diagnosis....Pages 216-221
EMG Differential Diagnosis in Case of Abducens Nerve Paresis....Pages 222-225
Pathomechanism of Oculomotor and Abducens Paresis in Supra- and Infratentorial Processes....Pages 226-228
Disturbances of Ocular Movement Due to Cerebral Aneurysm — Based Upon the Experience in 1000 Directly Operated Patients....Pages 229-236
Incidence and Prognosis of Oculomotor Palsy After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Due to Ruptured Aneurysms of the Posterior Communicating Artery....Pages 237-240
Intracranial Compression of the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Cranial Nerves by Tumors....Pages 241-248
Tumor Compression of Oculomotor, Trochlear and Abducens Nerve in Cavernous Sinus and Orbit....Pages 249-263
Paralysis of the Extraocular Muscles in Tumors of the Sella Turcica Region....Pages 264-268
N. VI Palsy in Cerebrovascular Disease....Pages 269-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Specialized Features of the Trigeminal Nerve and Its Central Connections....Pages 273-301
Neurophysiological Diagnosis of Trigeminal Nerve Function....Pages 302-311
The Pathophysiology of Trigeminal Neuralgia....Pages 312-315
Symptomatic Trigeminal Neuralgia....Pages 316-321
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Percutaneous Controlled Thermocoagulation of Gasserian Ganglion in Trigeminal Neuralgia. Experiences with 1000 Cases....Pages 322-330
Vascular Decompression in Trigeminal Neuralgia....Pages 331-340
Critical Remarks on Different Surgical Methods in Trigeminal Neuralgia....Pages 341-346
Alteration of Sensibility in Trigeminal Neuralgia Before and After Selective Section of the Root by Posterior Approach....Pages 347-351
Reconstruction of the Trigeminal Nerve....Pages 352-358
Trigeminal Paresthesias in Cervical 5/6 Disk Involvement....Pages 359-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Facial and Vestibulocochlear Nerve, Topographic Anatomy and Variations....Pages 363-377
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Arterial Loops in the Ponto-Cerebellar Angle and the Internal Acoustic Meatus....Pages 378-390
Variations of the Course of the Facial Nerve in the Middle Ear and Mastoid....Pages 391-393
Intraneural Topography of the Extracranial Facial Nerve....Pages 394-402
Distribution of Nerve Fibres in the Extra-Temporal Branches of the Facial Nerve....Pages 403-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Clinical Diagnosis in Bell’s Palsy....Pages 407-411
Functional Testing of the Facial Nerve....Pages 412-417
Neurophysiological Diagnosis of Facial Nerve....Pages 418-428
Indications and Operative Technique for Endoscopy of the Cerebellopontine Angle....Pages 429-437
Preservation and Reconstruction of the Facial Nerve in the Cerebellopontine Angle....Pages 438-450
Facial Nerve Preservation in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery....Pages 451-455
Microsurgery of the Extratemporal Portion of the Facial Nerve....Pages 456-462
Neurosynthesis of the Facial Nerve; Electrical vs. Clinical Results....Pages 463-468
Documentation and Evaluation of the Results....Pages 469-477
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Management of Hemi-Facial Spasm....Pages 478-483
Hemifacial Spasm....Pages 484-493
The Pathogenesis of Hemifacial Spasm: Characteristic Changes of Vasculatures in Vertebro-Basilar Artery System....Pages 494-501
Surgical Treatment of Hemifacial Spasm....Pages 502-504
Bells Palsy....Pages 505-505
Infusion Therapy — A New Concept in Treatment of Bell’s Palsy....Pages 506-511
Anastomosis of the Facial Nerve with Accessory or Hypoglossal Nerves....Pages 512-514
Facio-Facial Anastomosis....Pages 515-520
Front Matter....Pages 521-521
Audiological Findings in Retrocochlear Lesions....Pages 523-527
Functional Testing of the Vestibular Nerve....Pages 528-538
Early Diagnosis of Eighth Cranial Nerve Lesions by Positional Testing and Meatography....Pages 539-548
Neurectomy of the Vestibular Nerve for Menière’s Disease....Pages 549-551
Neurovascular Cross-Compression of the Eighth Cranial Nerve in Patients With Vertigo and Tinnitus....Pages 552-555
Early Experiences in Vascular Decompression for Vestibulo-Cochlear Malfunction....Pages 556-558
Combination of Hearing Loss and Blindness....Pages 559-560
Preservation of Hearing in Acoustic Neurinoma Surgery....Pages 561-568
Early Diagnosis and Transtemporal Removal of Small Nerve VII and VIII Tumors....Pages 569-574
Reversible Functional Damage of VIIIth Cranial Nerve in Arachnopathia Pontocerebellaris....Pages 575-578
Retro-Sigmoid Approach for Preservation of Hearing in Early Acoustic Neuroma Surgery....Pages 579-585
Preservation of Eighth Cranial Nerve in Cerebello-Pontine Angle Tumors....Pages 586-590
Front Matter....Pages 591-591
Neurological Diagnosis of Caudal Cranial Nerves Lesions....Pages 593-596
Endoscopic Electromyography and Neurography....Pages 597-606
Surgical Management of the Caudal Cranial Nerves....Pages 607-614
On the Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prognosis of Lesions of the Vagus Nerve....Pages 615-620
Percutaneous and Selective Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation of Essential Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia....Pages 621-626
Shunt-Operations for the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve....Pages 627-631
Functional Rehabilitation of the Denervated Larynx; Concept and Consequence....Pages 632-634
Operative Treatment of Accessory Nerve Lesions....Pages 635-640
Résumé and Future Perspectives of Surgery on Cranial Nerves....Pages 641-648
Back Matter....Pages 649-664