Trends in Reconstructive Neurosurgery: Neurorehabilitation, Restoration and Reconstruction

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Reconstructive Neurosurgery: A Challenge....Pages 1-4
Music and Mind: In Memoriam Professor Carlo Alberto Pagni, MD, PhD: February 13, 1931 –March 1, 2009....Pages 5-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Spinal Cord Stimulation: An Alternative Concept of Rehabilitation?....Pages 15-18
Recovery from Chronic Diseases of Consciousness: State of the Art in Neuromodulation for Persistent Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State....Pages 19-25
Update on Mechanism and Therapeutic Implications of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Cerebral Hemodynamics: A Narrative Review....Pages 27-36
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State: Changes in Consciousness Level and Motor Function....Pages 37-42
Adverse Effects and Surgical Complications in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy....Pages 43-47
Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Adverse Events and Outcome in a Series of Patients with Long-Term Follow-Up....Pages 49-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Restoring Neurological Physiology: The Innovative Role of High-Energy MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound (HIMRgFUS). Preliminary Data from a New Method of Lesioning Surgery....Pages 55-59
Extraforaminal Disk Herniation Treatment with Surgical Exploration by Unilateral Intertransversarii Microsurgical Approach....Pages 61-67
Restoration of Thoracolumbar Spine Stability and Alignment in Elderly Patients Using Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS). A Safe and Feasible Option in Degenerative and Traumatic Spine Diseases....Pages 69-74
Atlantoaxial Joint Distraction with a New Expandable Device for the Treatment of Basilar Invagination with Preservation of the C2 Nerve Root: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study....Pages 75-79
Reconstruction of Vertebral Body After Radiofrequency Ablation and Augmentation in Dorsolumbar Metastatic Vertebral Fracture: Analysis of Clinical and Radiological Outcome in a Clinical Series of 18 Patients....Pages 81-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Endoscopic Reconstruction of CSF Pathways in Ventricular Tumors....Pages 89-92
Minipterional Craniotomy for Treatment of Unruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms. A Single-Center Comparative Analysis with Standard Pterional Approach as Regard to Safety and Efficacy of Aneurysm Clipping and the Advantages of Reconstruction....Pages 93-100
Efficacy of Microsurgical Sublabial Approach (MSA) Versus Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) for the Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas Based on Radiological and Hormonal Outcome....Pages 101-106
Direct and Oblique Approaches to the Craniovertebral Junction: Nuances of Microsurgical and Endoscope-Assisted Techniques Along with a Review of the Literature....Pages 107-116
Craniovertebral Junction Transanasal and Transoral Approaches: Reconstruct the Surgical Pathways with Soft or Hard Tissue Endocopic Lines? This Is the Question....Pages 117-121
Spheno-Orbital Meningiomas: When the Endoscopic Approach Is Better....Pages 123-128
Giant Basilar Artery Aneurysm Involving the Origin of Bilateral Posterior Cerebral and Superior Cerebellar Arteries: Neck Reconstruction with pCONus-Assisted Coiling....Pages 129-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Skull Bone Defects Reconstruction with Custom-Made Titanium Graft shaped with Electron Beam Melting Technology: Preliminary Experience in a Series of Ten Patients....Pages 137-141
Myelomeningocele Repair: Surgical Management Based on a 30-Year Experience....Pages 143-148
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with a Compressive C-JAWS Staple....Pages 149-153
Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Acute Presentation and Potential....Pages 155-158
Middle Temporal Gyrus Versus Inferior Temporal Gyrus Transcortical Approaches to High-Grade Astrocytomas in the Mediobasal Temporal Lobe: A Comparison of Outcomes, Functional Restoration, and Surgical Considerations....Pages 159-164
Tips and Tricks for Anterior Cranial Base Reconstruction....Pages 165-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Clinical and Neuropsychological Outcome After Microsurgical and Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: A Single-Enter Experience....Pages 173-177
Ventricular Central Neurocytoma: Rate of Shunting and Outcome 2 Years After Total and Subtotal Excision....Pages 179-185
Complications in Craniovertebral Junction Instrumentation: Hardware Removal Can Be Associated with Long-Lasting Stability. Personal Experience....Pages 187-194
Management of Cerebral Radiation Necrosis: A Retrospective Study of 12 Patients....Pages 195-201
The Rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Europe....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-215
Focus on Functional Delayed Central Sleep Apnea Following Cervical Laminectomy. An Example of Respiratory Dysfunction in Restorative Neurosurgical Procedures....Pages 217-217
Brainstem and Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction: A Neurosurgical Point of View....Pages 219-220
Correlation Between Timing of Surgery and Outcome in ThoracoLumbar Fractures: Does Early Surgery Influence Neurological Recovery and Functional Restoration? A Multivariate Analysis of Results in Our Experience....Pages 221-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-238
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Pre-intraoperative Tractography in Neurosurgery: The Experience of Sant’ Andrea Rome University Hospital....Pages 239-239
Functional Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks....Pages 241-250
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Spine Surgery: A Significant Tool for Neuronal Protection and Functional Restoration....Pages 251-261
Combination of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Electrophysiological Studies in Lumbar Disc Herniation....Pages 263-270
Use of High-Resolution Ultrasonography in Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome....Pages 271-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-281
Neuropsychological Assessment in the Differential Diagnosis of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. An Important Tool for the Maintenance and Restoration of Neuronal and Neuropsychological Functions....Pages 239-239
Does Navigation Improve Pedicle Screw Placement Accuracy? Comparison Between Navigated and Non-navigated Percutaneous and Open Fixations....Pages 283-288
The Significance of Abnormal Muscle Response Monitoring During Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm....Pages 289-295
One-Pot Aqueous Synthesization of Near-Infrared Quantum Dots for Bioimaging and Photodynamic Therapy of Gliomas....Pages 297-301
Awake Craniotomy for Tumor Resection: Further Optimizing Therapy of Brain Tumors....Pages 303-308
Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization in Deep Schwannomas of the Peripheral Nerves: Results of a Preliminary Case Series....Pages 309-313
EMG-Guided Percutaneous Placement of Cement-Augmented Pedicle Screws for Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures....Pages 315-318
Transpedicular Approach to Thoracic Disc Herniaton Guided by 3D Navigation System....Pages 319-325
Back Matter....Pages 327-331
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