Meningiomas

Meningiomas-1

Edited by Joung H. Lee 2009 Diagnosis, Treatment and Outcome In planning this book, I had three major goals. The first was to compile and disseminate all the advances and new information relating to meningiomas which became available in the last 15-20 years. In this time frame, there has been a significant increase in our understanding in […]

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Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain

Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain-1

S. Hähnel (Ed.) 2009 Inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) are playing an increasingly important role in the clinical practice of neuroradiology: Infections of the CNS frequently involve immunocompromised patients and are being accompanied increasingly more with the employment of innovative and aggressive immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies. Noninfectious inflammation, such as multiple sclerosis, accounts for about 10% […]

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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain

Diffusion

T. Moritani S. Ekholm P.-L. Westesson 2009 Th is book is the result of many years of clinical and academic interest in diffusion-weighted MR (DW) imaging of the brain. Researchers and clinicians at the University of Rochester started to collect DW images of a spectrum of abnormalities affecting the brain immediately after this technique became available.

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Central Auditory Pathway Disorders

Central Auditory Pathway Disorders-1

Kimitaka Kaga 2009 This monograph is a collection of my basic and clinical research papers in auditory evoked potentials of my patients with central auditory pathway disorders. In 1973, it was an epoch making year in my life when I first became aware of auditory brainstem response (ABR) at a departmental seminar at Teikyo University in 1973, just after […]

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CAROTID ARTERY STENTING: THE BASICS

CAROTID ARTERY STENTING. THE BASICS-1

Edited by JACQUELINE SAW 2009 Carotid artery stenting has evolved remarkably over the past three decades to become a promising alternative to carotid endarterectomy, especially for patients deemed to have high surgical risks. Several crucial developments have enabled carotid stenting to be performed safely and achieve durable effectiveness in stroke prevention.

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Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements

Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements

Edited by G. Manley, C. Hemphill, S. Stiver 2009 The XIII International Symposium on Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring was held July 22–26, 2007, in San Francisco, CA, USA. The international advisory board reviewed and selected a number of highly qualified submissions. The scientific sessions included invited speakers, oral presentations, poster sessions, and panel discussions.

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