✓ Harvey Cushing's refinement of Halsted's meticulous surgical techniques facilitated safe
resection of intradural spinal tumors. Although Cushing focused his attention on brain …

Nine original articles dealing with the neurosurgical management of mass lesions of the
brain stem and published in the nineties have been reviewed. The management of these …

Cerebral hemisphere tumors are less common than posterior fossa tumors in children, but
are still important among childhood tumors. At the present time, many are low grade and can …

Diagnostic methods to discover a brain tumor and surgical techniques to remove it are
steadily advancing. Most well-demarcated tumors can be removed by operation alone …

The treatment of brainstem tumors are challenging for the neurosurgeons due to the delicate
nature of this region. These tumors present a bimodal incidence, with one peak occurring …

This book was born out of thirty years of didactic and practical experience with the intention
of giving the reader concise neurosurgical elements and an appropriate selected …

The imaging of neoplastic disease of the spine and spinal cord has undergone dramatic
changes over the last several years. in the 1960s and early 1970s, Pantopaque …

The stem of the brain, which comprises the mesencephalon, pons and medulla, is contained
almost entirely in the posterior fossa where it lies protected by the clivus and the petrous …

Neurosurgical oncology remains a mainstay in the fields of modern neurosurgery and
oncology, especially when considering its central role in the treatment and management of …

This textbook succeeds in addressing the essential topics related to the historical
background, basic science, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric brain and spinal cord …