Series Editors MICHAEL J. AMINOFF, FRANÇOIS BOLLER, AND DICK F. SWAAB 2021 THE HCN VOLUMES ON THE HUMAN HYPOTHALAMUS. More than 20 years ago, I (DFS) had written a monograph on the human hypothalamus, meant as a starting point for my PhD students and the students of my former students, my scientifically gifted children and […]
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Xianli Lv Editor 2022 Endovascular neurosurgery provides effective and minimally invasive treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases. This area of expertise has continued to gain both wider application and greater depth as new and better techniques are developed and as landmark clinical studies are performed to guide their use. The treatment of cerebral aneurysms […]
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David D. Limbrick Jr. • Jeffrey R. Leonard Editors 2019 Lifelong Implications Disturbances in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) physiology can occur at any stage across the lifespan, with clinical presentation, natural history, and neurological implications of pathology dependent upon patient age and etiology. While the result is often hydrocephalus, risk factors and biological mechanisms are myriad. […]
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Editor Robert R. Goodman 2019
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Editors: Kenan I. Arnautović, Ziya L. Gokaslan 2019 “The brain may be forgiving, but the spinal cord is not” is an axiom that generations of neurosurgeons have inherited and passed on to accentuate the seriousness of spinal cord surgery. With their relative rarity, available literature dedicated to spinal cord tumors has been sparse and collective […]
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Editor Jennifer A. Accardo 2019 While I was in training to work with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, three girls changed the course of my career. One girl, with profound microcephaly, would not fall asleep despite her young mother’s best efforts. She literally ran tracks in her home’s carpet before settling for the night. Another girl […]
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Editors: Helena Knotkova, Michael A. Nitsche, Marom Bikson, Adam J. Woods 2019 Principles, Procedures and Applications The field of brain stimulation has enormously expanded over the past decades. Technological progress in biomedical and engineering sciences facilitated advances in understanding physiological and pathological neural dynamics in the central nervous system that represent functional targets for brain […]
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Editors: Maria Assunta Cova, Fulvio Stacul 2019 A Clinical-Radiological Approach to Pain Diagnosis Pain can be a major clinical challenge. Its correct assessment is often related to a careful analysis of the patient history, to an accurate physical examination, to the evaluation of laboratory data, and to an appropriate referral to diagnostic imaging. This book […]
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Editors: Michelangelo Bartolo, Riccardo Soffietti, Martin Klein 2019 The physical, cognitive, and psychosocial disorders of patients with brain tumors are numerous: in addition to neurological disorders, patients are confronted with limitations in sensory, motor, and cognitive functions as well as depression, anxiety, and fatigue as common consequences of brain tumors and their treatments. Since these […]
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Editors: Alejandro M. Spiotta, Raymond D. Turner, M. Imran Chaudry, Aquilla S. Turk 2019 A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach This volume attempts the daunting task of bringing the reader (student, resident, fellow, or specialized attending) “up to speed” in both foundational and cuttingedge concepts in the medical and surgical/endovascular management of patients with cerebrovascular diseases. Every author […]
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