Ramamurthi & Tandon’s Manual of Neurosurgery

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Prelims......Page 2 Chapter-001_Electrodiagnosis......Page 19 Chapter-002_Intracranial Pressure......Page 31 Chapter-003_Neuro-ophthalmology......Page 37 Chapter-004_Neuro-otology......Page 45 Chapter-005_Neuroendocrinology......Page 56 Chapter-006_Intra-operative Monitoring......Page 63 Chapter-007_Conventional Radiology......Page 71 Chapter-008_Basic Principles of CT Scan and MRI Scan......Page 78 Chapter-009_Radiology Intracranial Tumours......Page 88 Chapter-010_Radiology Intracranial Infections......Page 102 Chapter-011_Embryology Skull and Vertebral Column......Page 113 Chapter-012_Embryology Brain and Spinal Cord......Page 119 Chapter-013_Congenital Malformations of Cerebrum......Page 128 Chapter-014_Encephalocoeles......Page 137 Chapter-015_Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts......Page 145 Chapter-016_Craniofacial Deformities (Craniostenosis)......Page 155 Chapter-017_Spinal Dysraphic States......Page 160 Chapter-018_Hydrocephalus......Page 170 Chapter-019_Endoscopic Management of Hydrocephalus......Page 179 Chapter-020_Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus......Page 185 Chapter-021_Bony Anomalies of the Craniovertebral Junction......Page 196 Chapter-022_Syringomyelia......Page 200 Chapter-023_Biomechanics of Head Injury......Page 210 Chapter-024_Pathology......Page 214 Chapter-025_Concussion Brain......Page 233 Chapter-026_Cerebral Contusions......Page 237 Chapter-027_Diffuse Axonal Injury......Page 242 Chapter-028_Fat Embolism......Page 247 Chapter-029_Paediatric Head Injuries......Page 251 Chapter-030_Clinical Assessment of a Head Injured Patient......Page 262 Chapter-031_Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Head Injury......Page 268 Chapter-032_Scalp Injuries......Page 281 Chapter-033_Acute Subdural Haematomas......Page 288 Chapter-034_Extradural Haematomas......Page 292 Chapter-035_Traumatic Intracerebral Haematomas......Page 296 Chapter-036_Traumatic Brainstem Haemorrhage......Page 303 Chapter-037_Complications and Sequelae of Head Injuries......Page 306 Chapter-038_Cranioplasty......Page 315 Chapter-039_Maxillofacial Injuries......Page 321 Chapter-040_Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulae......Page 327 Chapter-041_Missile Injuries of the Brain......Page 333 Chapter-042_Endocrine Abnormalities Following Traumatic Brai......Page 339 Chapter-043_Optic Nerve Injury......Page 343 Chapter-044_Assessment and Emergency Management of Acute Spi......Page 350 Chapter-045_Biomechanics of the Spine......Page 367 Chapter-046_Injuries of the Craniovertebral Junction and Upp......Page 377 Chapter-047_Injuries of Subaxial Cervical Spine......Page 389 Chapter-048_Whiplash Injury......Page 398 Chapter-049_Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Injuries......Page 401 Chapter-050_Lumbar and Lumbosacral Injuries......Page 411 Chapter-051_Penetrating Injuries of the Spine......Page 415 Chapter-052_Anatomy and Physiology of the Peripheral Nerve......Page 420 Chapter-053_General Principles of Management of Peripheral N......Page 427 Chapter-054_Surgical Anatomy and Management of Brachial Plex......Page 434 Chapter-055_Management of Injuries to Specific Peripheral Ne......Page 440 Chapter-056_Entrapment Syndromes......Page 443 Chapter-057_Brain Abscess......Page 455 Chapter-058_Scalp and Skull Infections......Page 464 Chapter-059_Subdural Empyema......Page 468 Chapter-060_Spinal Epidural and Intramedullary Abscess......Page 471 Chapter-061_Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System......Page 477 Chapter-062_Tuberculous Meningitis......Page 484 Chapter-063_Tuberculosis of the Spine......Page 493 Chapter-064_Surgery for Leprosy......Page 502 Chapter-065_Cysticercosis......Page 507 Chapter-066_Hydatid Disease......Page 517 Chapter-067_Other Parasitic Infestations of the Brain......Page 521 Chapter-068_Spinal Hydatidosis......Page 523 Chapter-069_Fungal Infections......Page 529 Chapter-070_Viral Infections......Page 540 Chapter-071_Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the Neuro......Page 547 Chapter-072_Subarachnoid Haemorrhage......Page 556 Chapter-073_General Principles of Management of Intracranial......Page 565 Chapter-074_Vasospasm and Its Management......Page 577 Chapter-075_Cerebral Protection......Page 591 Chapter-076_Paraclinoid Aneurysms......Page 604 Chapter-077_Internal Carotid Bifurcation Aneurysms......Page 609 Chapter-078_Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms......Page 614 Chapter-079_Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm......Page 624 Chapter-080_Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms......Page 626 Chapter-081_Posterior Circulation Aneurysms......Page 631 Chapter-082_Giant Aneurysms......Page 639 Chapter-083_Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 647 Chapter-084_Multiple Intracranial Aneurysms......Page 652 Chapter-085_Intracranial Aneurysms of Infective Origin......Page 656 Chapter-086_Intracavernous Aneurysms......Page 660 Chapter-087_Contemporary Endovascular Treatment of Intracran......Page 665 Chapter-088_Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 670 Chapter-089_Surgical Management of Cerebral AVMs......Page 679 Chapter-090_Embolisation of Intracranial Vascular Malformati......Page 685 Chapter-091_Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Cerebral AVMs......Page 690 Chapter-092_Vein of Galen Malformations......Page 695 Chapter-093_Cavernomas of the Brain......Page 700 Chapter-094_Other Vascular Malformations of the Brain......Page 706 Chapter-095_Carotid Cavernous Fistula......Page 711 Chapter-096_Dural Arteriovenous Malformations......Page 718 Chapter-097_Embolisation of Spinal Vascular Malformations......Page 723 Chapter-098_Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage......Page 729 Chapter-099_Surgery for Stroke......Page 736 Chapter-100_Clinical Features and Diagnosis......Page 753 Chapter-101_Vertebral Tumours......Page 765 Chapter-102_Spinal Schwannomas and Meningiomas......Page 779 Chapter-103_Intramedullary Tumours......Page 784 Chapter-104_Congenital Tumours of the Spine......Page 793 Chapter-105_Paediatric Spinal Tumours......Page 800 Chapter-106_Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration......Page 808 Chapter-107_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis Clinical F......Page 815 Chapter-108_Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis Management......Page 819 Chapter-109_Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal......Page 825 Chapter-110_Thoracic Disc Prolapse......Page 835 Chapter-111_Lumbar Disc Disease......Page 839 Chapter-112_Lumbar Canal Stenosis......Page 849 Chapter-113_Spondylolisthesis......Page 857 Chapter-114_Fluorosis......Page 865 Chapter-115_Osteoporosis......Page 873 Chapter-116_Classification of Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 883 Chapter-117_Pathogenesis Tumours of the Nervous System......Page 890 Chapter-118_Germ Cell Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 898 Chapter-119_Embryonal Tumours of the Central Nervous System......Page 901 Chapter-120_Tumours of Meninges......Page 910 Chapter-121_Pituitary Tumours, Sellar and Suprasellar Lesion......Page 922 Chapter-122_Lymphomas and Metastatic Tumours of Nervous Syst......Page 936 Chapter-123_Cerebral Oedema in Relation to Neoplasias of Ner......Page 945 Chapter-124_Tumour Markers in Tumours of Nervous System......Page 957 Chapter-125_Tumours of Cranial and Peripheral Nerves......Page 962 Chapter-126_Tumours of the Choroid Plexus......Page 970 Chapter-127_Pineal Parenchymal Tumours......Page 975 Chapter-128_Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal Glial Tumours......Page 978 Chapter-129_Clinical Features of Intracranial Tumours......Page 985 Chapter-130_Supratentorial Astrocytomas......Page 1008 Chapter-131_Cerebellar Astrocytomas......Page 1028 Chapter-132_Brainstem Gliomas......Page 1034 Chapter-133_Hypothalamic-Optic Nerve Gliomas......Page 1042 Chapter-134_Oligodendrogliomas......Page 1050 Chapter-135_Ependymomas......Page 1055 Chapter-136_Medulloblastomas......Page 1061 Chapter-137_Metastatic Brain Tumours......Page 1067 Chapter-138_Radiation Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1075 Chapter-139_Adjuvant Therapies for Malignant Brain Tumours......Page 1083 Chapter-140_Colloid Cyst......Page 1089 Chapter-141_Choroid Plexus Tumours......Page 1094 Chapter-142_Pineal Region Tumours Clinical Features and Mana......Page 1098 Chapter-143_Pituitary Tumours Overview......Page 1106 Chapter-144_Prolactinomas......Page 1112 Chapter-145_Growth Hormone Secreting Adenomas......Page 1116 Chapter-146_Cushings Disease and Syndrome......Page 1120 Chapter-147_Other Secreting Adenomas of the Pituitary......Page 1127 Chapter-148_Non-functioning Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1131 Chapter-149_Pituitary Apoplexy......Page 1136 Chapter-150_Giant Invasive Pituitary Adenomas......Page 1139 Chapter-151_Perioperative Endocrine Management of Pituitary......Page 1143 Chapter-152_Empty Sella Syndrome......Page 1152 Chapter-153_Diencephalic Syndrome......Page 1158 Chapter-154_Other Tumours of the Sellar Region......Page 1163 Chapter-155_Craniopharyngioma......Page 1182 Chapter-156_Dermoids and Epidermoids......Page 1192 Chapter-157_Teratomas......Page 1200 Chapter-158_Acoustic Schwannomas......Page 1204 Chapter-159_Trigeminal Schwannomas......Page 1223 Chapter-160_Jugular Foramen Lesions......Page 1228 Chapter-161_Other Intracranial Schwannomas......Page 1237 Chapter-162_Phakomatoses......Page 1243 Chapter-163_Convexity Meningiomas......Page 1249 Chapter-164_Parasagittal and Falx Meningiomas......Page 1255 Chapter-165_Olfactory Groove Meningioma......Page 1258 Chapter-166_Sphenoidal Wing Meningiomas......Page 1264 Chapter-167_Tentorial Meningiomas......Page 1269 Chapter-168_Posterior Fossa Meningiomas......Page 1276 Chapter-169_Petroclival Meningiomas......Page 1285 Chapter-170_Foramen Magnum Meningiomas......Page 1289 Chapter-171_Intraventricular Meningiomas......Page 1295 Chapter-172_Haemangioblastomas......Page 1299 Chapter-173_Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas......Page 1304 Chapter-174_Intracranial Melanomas and Other Tumours......Page 1312 Chapter-175_Benign Intracranial Tension......Page 1317 Chapter-176_Tumours of the Cranial Vault......Page 1322 Chapter-177_Clival Chordomas......Page 1340 Chapter-178_Transfacial Transmaxillary Approaches to Anterio......Page 1344 Chapter-179_Approaches to the Lateral Skull Base......Page 1351 Chapter-180_Transpharyngeal Approach to the Craniovertebral......Page 1359 Chapter-181_Reconstruction of the Skull Convexity and Base......Page 1364 Chapter-182_Orbital Tumours......Page 1371 Chapter-183_Stereotaxy General Principles......Page 1381 Chapter-184_Stereotaxy Brain Tumours......Page 1388 Chapter-185_Involuntary Movements Anatomy and Pathophysiolog......Page 1392 Chapter-186_Stereotaxy for Parkinsons Disease......Page 1397 Chapter-187_Surgery for Movement Disorders......Page 1402 Chapter-188_Gamma Knife Radiosurgery......Page 1409 Chapter-189_Psychosurgery......Page 1415 Chapter-190_Neural Transplantation and Stem Cell......Page 1426 Chapter-191_Pain Anatomy and Physiology......Page 1429 Chapter-192_Management of Pain......Page 1443 Chapter-193_Trigeminal Neuralgia......Page 1461 Chapter-194_Glossopharyngeal and Other Cranial Neuralgia......Page 1468 Chapter-195_Microvascular Decompression......Page 1474 Chapter-196_Epilepsy Overview......Page 1480 Chapter-197_Epilepsy Medical Management......Page 1489 Chapter-198_Surgery for Epilepsy General Principles......Page 1493 Chapter-199_Surgery for Temporal Epilepsy......Page 1505 Chapter-200_Stereotaxy for Cerebral Palsy......Page 1513 Chapter-201_Surgery for Spasticity......Page 1519 Chapter-202_Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery......Page 1530 Chapter-203_Positioning in Neurosurgery......Page 1549 Chapter-204_Operation Theatre for Neurosurgery......Page 1552 Chapter-205_Basic Neurosurgical Instruments......Page 1556 Chapter-206_Navigation in Brain and Spinal Surgery......Page 1573 Chapter-207_Endoscopy in Brain Tumour Surgery......Page 1584 Chapter-208_Orthotics......Page 1590 Chapter-209_Principles of Physiotherapy......Page 1595 Index......Page 1598