The evidence for neurosurgery / edited by Zoher Ghogawala [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghogawala, Zoher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Surgery.

Nervous system.

Evidence-based medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (504 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Harley, Shrewsbury : tfm Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This textbook aims to examine some of the most controversial areas of neurological surgery by applying the current evidence to illuminate our understanding of the pathophysiology of each disease and the outcomes from surgical and non-surgical treatments. The Evidence for Neurosurgery is a textbook that will challenge current dogmas in many instances, provide an organized framework for understanding where current evidence can be applied clinically, and illustrate where gaps in the evidence exist and how these deficiencies may be filled in the future. In the first chapter, "Clinical Evidence", the reader will gain an understanding of the levels of clinical evidence and will learn what types of study designs are appropriate and in which situations. The textbook is then divided into six sections: Spine, Vascular, Tumor, Pediatrics, Functional, and Trauma.

Contents:

""COVER FRONT""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Foreword""; ""Section 1 Clinical evidence""; ""Chapter 1 Clinical evidence""; ""Section 2 Spinal neurosurgery""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 Lumbar spondylolisthesis""; ""Chapter 3 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy""; ""Chapter 4 Lumbar fusion for low back pain without neurologic symptoms or spinal deformity""; ""Chapter 5 Thoracolumbar spine fractures""; ""Chapter 6 Transpedicular instrumentation for lumbar fusion""; ""Chapter 7 Graft extenders in spinal surgery""; ""Chapter 8 Orthoses""

""Chapter 9 Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures""""Chapter 10 Metastatic tumors of the spine""; ""Chapter 11 Motion-preservation strategies for the cervical spine""; ""Section 3 Functional neurosurgery""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 12 Temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal sclerosis""; ""Chapter 13 Surgical outcomes in non-lesional epilepsy""; ""Chapter 14 Neuromodulation procedures for movement disorders""; ""Chapter 15 Neuromodulation procedures for medical and psychiatric conditions""; ""Chapter 16 Stimulation of the central nervous system for chronic pain""; ""Section 4 Tumors""

""Introduction""""Chapter 17 Brain metastases""; ""Chapter 18 Pituitary tumors""; ""Chapter 19 Surgery for glioblastoma""; ""Chapter 20 Stereotactic radiosurgery versus microsurgical resection for patients with vestibular schwannomas""; ""Chapter 21 Surgical resection of low-grade gliomas""; ""Section 5 Pediatric neurosurgery""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 22 Chiari I malformation in children""; ""Chapter 23 Surgical treatment of hydrocephalus in children""; ""Chapter 24 Myelomeningocele""; ""Chapter 25 Medulloblastoma""; ""Section 6 Vascular neurosurgery""; ""Introduction""

""Chapter 26 Unruptured cerebral aneurysms: observe, clip, or coil?""""Chapter 27 Ruptured cerebral aneurysms: clip or coil?""; ""Chapter 28 Intracranial arteriovenous malformations: epidemiology, natural history, and management""; ""Chapter 29 Extracranial carotid artery stenosis""; ""Chapter 30 Symptomatic intracranial arterial disease: medical therapy, stent, or bypass?""; ""Chapter 31 Cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage""; ""Chapter 32 Deep intracranial hemorrhage""; ""Section 7 Neurotrauma""; ""Introduction""

""Chapter 33 Use of intracranial pressure and ventriculostomy in traumatic brain injury""""Chapter 34 The role of decompressive hemicraniectomy in traumatic brain injury""; ""Chapter 35 Timing of surgery for spinal cord injury""; ""COVER BACK""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781908986757

1908986751

9781908986771

1908986778

OCLC:

923425291