Ramamurthi and Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery

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Prelims......Page 2 Chapter-001_Evolution of Neurosurgical Techniques......Page 52 Chapter-002_History of Microneurosurgery......Page 69 Chapter-003_Electrodiagnosis......Page 73 Chapter-004_Intracranial Pressure......Page 93 Chapter-005_Neuro-Ophthalmology......Page 104 Chapter-006_Neuro-Otology......Page 117 Chapter-007_Neuroendocrinology......Page 141 Chapter-008_Intra-Operative Monitoring......Page 149 Chapter-009_Conventional Radiology......Page 160 Chapter-010_Basic Principles of CT Scan and MRI Scan......Page 166 Chapter-011_Radiology Intracranial Tumours......Page 178 Chapter-012_Radiology Intracranial Infections......Page 197 Chapter-013_Embryology Skull and Vertebral Column......Page 210 Chapter-014_Embryology Brain and Spinal Cord......Page 221 Chapter-015_Congenital Malformations of Cerebrum......Page 232 Chapter-016_Encephalocoeles......Page 244 Chapter-017_Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts......Page 257 Chapter-018_Craniofacial Deformities (Craniostenosis)......Page 273 Chapter-019_Spinal Dysraphic States......Page 280 Chapter-020_Hydrocephalus......Page 294 Chapter-021_Endoscopic Management of Hydrocephalus......Page 308 Chapter-022_Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus......Page 318 Chapter-023_Bony Anomalies of the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 334 Chapter-024_Syringomyelia......Page 342 Chapter-025_Epidemiology of Head Injury......Page 355 Chapter-026_Biomechanics of Head Injury......Page 362 Chapter-027_Pathology......Page 366 Chapter-028_Concussion Brain......Page 405 Chapter-029_Cerebral Contusions......Page 409 Chapter-030_Diffuse Axonal Injury......Page 418 Chapter-031_Fat Embolism......Page 426 Chapter-032_Paediatric Head Injuries......Page 431 Chapter-033_Clinical Assessment of a Head Injured Patient......Page 454 Chapter-034_Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Head Injury......Page 459 Chapter-035_Scalp Injuries......Page 470 Chapter-036_Acute Subdural Haematomas......Page 480 Chapter-037_Extradural Haematomas......Page 488 Chapter-038_Traumatic Intracerebral Haematomas......Page 494 Chapter-039_Traumatic Brainstem Haematomas......Page 501 Chapter-040_Complications and Sequelae of Head Injuries......Page 506 Chapter-041_Cranioplasty......Page 519 Chapter-042_Maxillofacial Injuries......Page 529 Chapter-043_Traumatic CSF Fistulae......Page 535 Chapter-044_Missile Injuries of the Brain......Page 541 Chapter-045_Endocrine Abnormalities following Traumatic Brain Injuries......Page 550 Chapter-046_Optic Nerve Injury......Page 561 Chapter-047_Assessment and Emergency Management of Acute Spinal Injuries......Page 579 Chapter-048_Biomechanics of the Spine......Page 598 Chapter-049_Injuries of the Craniovertebral Junction and Upper Cervical Spine......Page 615 Chapter-050_Injuries of the Subaxial Cervical Spine......Page 627 Chapter-051_Whiplash Injury......Page 646 Chapter-052_Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Injuries......Page 649 Chapter-053_Lumbar and Lumbosacral Injuries......Page 670 Chapter-054_Penetrating Injuries of the Spine......Page 673 Chapter-055_Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve......Page 685 Chapter-056_General Principles of Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries......Page 692 Chapter-057_Surgical Anatomy and Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries......Page 700 Chapter-058_Management of Injuries to Specific Peripheral Nerve......Page 719 Chapter-059_Entrapment Syndromes......Page 727 Index......Page 741 Prelims_2......Page 767 Chapter-060_Brain Abscess......Page 817 Chapter-061_Scalp and Skull Infections......Page 832 Chapter-062_Subdural Empyema......Page 837 Chapter-063_Spinal Epidural and Intramedullary Abscess......Page 842 Chapter-064_Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System......Page 849 Chapter-065_Tuberculous Meningitis......Page 866 Chapter-066_Tuberculosis of the Spine......Page 877 Chapter-067_Surgery for Leprosy......Page 896 Chapter-068_Cysticercosis......Page 902 Chapter-069_Hydatid Disease......Page 918 Chapter-070_Other Parasitic Infestations of the Brain......Page 924 Chapter-071_Spinal Hydatidosis......Page 934 Chapter-072_Fungal Infections......Page 939 Chapter-073_Viral Infections......Page 954 Chapter-074_AIDS and the Neurosurgeon......Page 962 Chapter-075_Subarachnoid Haemorrhage......Page 971 Chapter-076_General Principles of Management of Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 982 Chapter-077_Vasospasm and Its Management......Page 1010 Chapter-078_Cerebral Prote......Page 1043 Chapter-079_Paraclinoid Aneurysms......Page 1055 Chapter-080_Internal Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms......Page 1070 Chapter-081_Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms......Page 1082 Chapter-082_Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm......Page 1101 Chapter-083_Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms......Page 1103 Chapter-084_Posterior Circulation Aneurysms......Page 1120 Chapter-085_Giant Aneurysms......Page 1132 Chapter-086_Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1140 Chapter-087_Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1148 Chapter-088_Infectious Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1154 Chapter-089_Intracavernous Aneurysms......Page 1160 Chapter-090_Contemporary Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 1169 Chapter-091_Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 1176 Chapter-092_Surgical Management of Cerebral AVMS......Page 1189 Chapter-093_Embolisation of Intracranial Vascular Malformation......Page 1199 Chapter-094_Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral AVMS......Page 1214 Chapter-095_Vein of Galen Malformations......Page 1229 Chapter-096_Cavernomas of the Brain......Page 1233 Chapter-097_Other Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 1240 Chapter-098_Carotid Cavernous Fistula......Page 1243 Chapter-099_Dural Arteriovenous Malformations......Page 1249 Chapter-100_Embolisation of Spinal Vascular Malformation......Page 1253 Chapter-101_Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage......Page 1263 Chapter-102_Surgery for Stroke......Page 1271 Chapter-103_Clinical Features and Diagnosis......Page 1302 Chapter-104_Vertebral Tumours......Page 1314 Chapter-105_Spinal Schwannomas and Meningiomas......Page 1325 Chapter-106_Intramedullary Tumours......Page 1333 Chapter-107_Congenital Tumours of the Spine......Page 1342 Chapter-108_Paediatric Spinal Tumours......Page 1350 Chapter-109_Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration......Page 1360 Chapter-110_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis-Clinical Features and Diagnosis......Page 1371 Chapter-111_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis Management......Page 1375 Chapter-112_Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament......Page 1385 Chapter-113_Thoracic Disc Prolapse......Page 1398 Chapter-114_Lumbar Disc Disease......Page 1403 Chapter-115_Lumbar Canal Stenosis......Page 1413 Chapter-116_Spondylolisthesis......Page 1420 Chapter-117_Skeletal Fluorosis......Page 1435 Chapter-118_Osteoporosis......Page 1456 Chapter-119_Classification of Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 1468 Chapter-120_Pathogenesis of Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 1489 Chapter-121_Germ Cell Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 1500 Chapter-122_Embryonal Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 1503 Chapter-123_Tumours of Meninges......Page 1514 Chapter-124_Pituitary Tumours, Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions......Page 1527 Chapter-125_Lymphomas and Metastatic Tumours of Nervous System......Page 1541 Chapter-126_Cerebral Oedema in Relation to Neoplasias of Nervous System......Page 1551 Chapter-127_Tumour Markers in Tumours of Nervous System......Page 1562 Chapter-128_Tumours of Cranial and Peripheral Nerves......Page 1569 Chapter-129_Tumours of the Choroid Plexus......Page 1576 Chapter-130_Pineal Parenchymal Tumours......Page 1581 Chapter-131_Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumours......Page 1584 Index_2......Page 1597 Prelims......Page 1623 Chapter-132_Clinical Features of Intracranial Tumours......Page 1673 Chapter-133_Supratentorial Astrocytomas......Page 1693 Chapter-134_Cerebellar Astrocytomas......Page 1726 Chapter-135_Brainstem Gliomas......Page 1734 Chapter-136_Hypothalamic-Optic Nerve Gliomas......Page 1744 Chapter-137_Oligodendrogliomas......Page 1752 Chapter-138_Ependymomas......Page 1760 Chapter-139_Medulloblastomas......Page 1768 Chapter-140_Metastatic Brain Tumours......Page 1775 Chapter-141_Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1785 Chapter-142_Adjuvant Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1794 Chapter-143_Colloid Cyst......Page 1799 Chapter-144_Choroid Plexus Tumours......Page 1806 Chapter-145_Pineal Region Tumours Clinical Features and Management......Page 1810 Chapter-146_Pituitary Tumours Overview......Page 1832 Chapter-147_Prolactinomas......Page 1839 Chapter-148_Growth Hormone Secreting Adenomas......Page 1844 Chapter-150_Other Secreting Adenomas of the Pituitary......Page 1851 Chapter-151_Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1855 Chapter-152_Pituitary Apoplexy......Page 1863 Chapter-153_Giant Invasive Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1868 Chapter-154_Perioperative Endocrine Management......Page 1873 Chapter-155_Empty Sella Syndrome......Page 1880 Chapter-156_Diencephalic Syndrome......Page 1886 Chapter-157_Other Tumours of the Sellar Region......Page 1890 Chapter-158_Craniopharyngioma......Page 1904 Chapter-159_Dermoids and Epidermoids......Page 1933 Chapter-160_Teratomas......Page 1945 Chapter-161_Acoustic Schwannomas......Page 1949 Chapter-162_Trigeminal Schwannomas......Page 1980 Chapter-163_Jugular Foramen Lesions......Page 1985 Chapter-164_Other Intracranial Schwannomas......Page 1999 Chapter-165_Phakomatoses......Page 2007 Chapter-166_Convexity Meningiomas......Page 2014 Chapter-167_Parasagittal and Falx Meningiomas......Page 2021 Chapter-168_Olfactory Groove Meningioma......Page 2026 Chapter-169_Sphenoidal Wing Meningiomas......Page 2035 Chapter-170_Tentorial Meningiomas......Page 2042 Chapter-171_Posterior Fossa Meningiomas......Page 2052 Chapter-172_Petroclival Meningiomas......Page 2073 Chapter-173_Foramen Magnum Meningiomas......Page 2079 Chapter-174_Intraventricular Meningiomas......Page 2087 Chapter-175_Haemangioblastomas......Page 2091 Chapter-176_Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas......Page 2098 Chapter-177_Intracranial Melanomas and Other Tumours......Page 2108 Chapter-178_Benign Intracranial Tension......Page 2114 Chapter-179_Tumours of the Cranial Vault......Page 2121 Chapter-180_Clival Chordomas......Page 2142 Chapter-181_Trans-facial Transmaxillary Approaches to Anterior Skull Base......Page 2154 Chapter-182_Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base......Page 2164 Chapter-183_Transpharyngeal Approach to the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 2190 Chapter-184_Reconstruction of the Skull Convexity and Base......Page 2198 Chapter-185_Orbital Tumours......Page 2213 Chapter-186_Stereotaxy General Principles......Page 2231 Chapter-187_Stereotaxy Brain Tumours......Page 2241 Chapter-188_Involuntary Movements Anatomy and Pathophysiology......Page 2249 Chapter-190_Surgery for Movement Disorders......Page 2254 Chapter-191_Gamma Knife Radiosurgery......Page 2264 Chapter-192_Psychosurgery......Page 2279 Chapter-193_Neural Transplantation and Stem Cell......Page 2303 Chapter-194_Pain Anatomy and Physiology......Page 2315 Chapter-195_Surgery for Intractable Pain......Page 2336 Chapter-196_Trigeminal Neuralgia......Page 2355 Chapter-197_Glossopharyngeal and Other Cranial Neuralgia......Page 2368 Chapter-198_Microvascular Decompression......Page 2374 Chapter-199_Epilepsy Overview......Page 2383 Chapter-200_Epilepsy Medical Management......Page 2399 Chapter-201_Surgery for Epilepsy General Principles......Page 2405 Chapter-202_Surgery for Temporal Epilepsy......Page 2420 Chapter-203_Stereotaxy for Cerebral Palsy......Page 2434 Chapter-204_Surgery for Spasticity......Page 2446 Chapter-205_Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery......Page 2458 Chapter-206_Positioning in Neurosurgery......Page 2474 Chapter-207_Operation Theatre for Neurosurgery......Page 2480 Chapter-208_Basic Neurosurgical Instruments......Page 2492 Chapter-209_Navigation in Brain and Spinal Surgery......Page 2507 Chapter-210_Endoscopy in Brain Tumour Surgery......Page 2528 Chapter-211_Orthotics......Page 2546 Chapter-212_Principles of Physiotherapy......Page 2560 Index......Page 2563