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Intro
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: International Women in Neurosurgery
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 The Beginnings
1.2.2 The Soviet Pioneers
1.2.3 Past, Present, and Future
1.3 Latin America
1.4 Middle East
1.5 North America
1.6 Asia and Australasia
1.7 Africa
1.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Functional Approaches to the Surgery of Brain Gliomas
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Early 2000 and a Role for Extent of Resection in Overall Survival
2.1.2 Preservation of Function in Glioma Surgery: From Phrenology to Connectomics
2.1.3 Asleep Mapping
2.2 Preoperative Mapping
2.2.1 fMRI
2.2.2 Tractography
2.2.3 Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
2.3 Neuropsychological Assessment
2.4 Intraoperative Mapping
2.4.1 Principles of Brain Mapping: Stimulation Parameters, Probes, and Risk of Intraoperative Seizures
2.4.2 Intraoperative Cortical and Subcortical Mapping and Monitoring of Brain Function
2.4.2.1 Motor
Primary Motor Cortex
Cortical Mapping
Monitoring
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery for Intrarolandic Tumours
Secondary Motor Areas
2.4.2.2 Language
Traditional and Current Cortical Localization of Function
Subcortical Anatomy of Language Function
Surgery in the Left Temporal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery in the Left Frontal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery in the Left Parietal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Asleep Language Mapping
2.5 Future Perspectives
2.5.1 Neuroplasticity, Prediction, and "Prehabilitation"
2.5.2 A Need for Mapping the Right Hemisphere and a Reappraisal of Psychosurgery
2.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Craniopharyngiomas: Surgery and Radiotherapy
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Our Experience
3.3 Embriology
3.4 Biology
3.5 Classification
3.6 Surgery
3.6.1 Endosuprasellar Craniopharyngiomas
3.6.2 Pituitary Stalk Craniopharyngiomas (Suprasellar-Extraventricular)
3.6.3 Intraextraventricular (III Ventricle) Craniopharyngiomas
3.7 Endoscopy-Assisted Microsurgery
3.8 Radiation Therapy
3.8.1 Historical Note
3.8.2 Single-Fraction Radiosurgery
3.8.3 Image-Guided Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
3.8.4 Standard Fractionated Radiotherapy
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: International Women in Neurosurgery
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Europe
1.2.1 The Beginnings
1.2.2 The Soviet Pioneers
1.2.3 Past, Present, and Future
1.3 Latin America
1.4 Middle East
1.5 North America
1.6 Asia and Australasia
1.7 Africa
1.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: Functional Approaches to the Surgery of Brain Gliomas
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Early 2000 and a Role for Extent of Resection in Overall Survival
2.1.2 Preservation of Function in Glioma Surgery: From Phrenology to Connectomics
2.1.3 Asleep Mapping
2.2 Preoperative Mapping
2.2.1 fMRI
2.2.2 Tractography
2.2.3 Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
2.3 Neuropsychological Assessment
2.4 Intraoperative Mapping
2.4.1 Principles of Brain Mapping: Stimulation Parameters, Probes, and Risk of Intraoperative Seizures
2.4.2 Intraoperative Cortical and Subcortical Mapping and Monitoring of Brain Function
2.4.2.1 Motor
Primary Motor Cortex
Cortical Mapping
Monitoring
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery for Intrarolandic Tumours
Secondary Motor Areas
2.4.2.2 Language
Traditional and Current Cortical Localization of Function
Subcortical Anatomy of Language Function
Surgery in the Left Temporal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery in the Left Frontal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Surgery in the Left Parietal Lobe
Cortical Mapping
Subcortical Mapping
Asleep Language Mapping
2.5 Future Perspectives
2.5.1 Neuroplasticity, Prediction, and "Prehabilitation"
2.5.2 A Need for Mapping the Right Hemisphere and a Reappraisal of Psychosurgery
2.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 3: Craniopharyngiomas: Surgery and Radiotherapy
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Our Experience
3.3 Embriology
3.4 Biology
3.5 Classification
3.6 Surgery
3.6.1 Endosuprasellar Craniopharyngiomas
3.6.2 Pituitary Stalk Craniopharyngiomas (Suprasellar-Extraventricular)
3.6.3 Intraextraventricular (III Ventricle) Craniopharyngiomas
3.7 Endoscopy-Assisted Microsurgery
3.8 Radiation Therapy
3.8.1 Historical Note
3.8.2 Single-Fraction Radiosurgery
3.8.3 Image-Guided Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
3.8.4 Standard Fractionated Radiotherapy