Piotrowski / Brock / Klinger CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged

Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie, Mannheim, April 27-30, 1983
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-69360-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 12, 346 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Advances in Neurosurgery

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Piotrowski, W.

Brock, Mario

Klinger, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CNS Metastases.- Surgical Management of Metastatic Brain Tumors.- Site of the Primary in Intracranial Metastases.- Computer Tomographic Diagnosis of Intracranial Metastases.- Epileptic Seizures in Brain Metastases.- The Primary Symptoms of Intracranial Metastases.- Intracranial Melanomas.- Extradural Spinal Metastases — A Retrospective Study of 197 Patients.- Spinal Metastases as the First Manifestation.- Should Patients with Extradural Spinal Tumors Undergo Operations?.- Posterior Stabilization of the Vertebral Column in Cases of Spinal Metastases.- Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Central Nervous System.- Tumors in the Central Nervous System in the Presence of Malignant Extracranial Neoplasms.- Radiation Therapy of Metastases of the Brain and Spinal Cord.- Radiotherapy of Cerebral Metastases. CT-Findings and Effects of Radiotherapy.- Comparison of Radiotherapy Alone Compared with Surgery Plus Irradiation in Two Groups of Patients with Brain Metastases.- CT-Stereotaxy for Differential Diagnosis and Radiotherapy of Intracranial Metastases.- Chemotherapy of Brain Metastases.- Chemotherapy of Brain Metastases.- Successful Treatment of Brain Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients by Chemo-Hormono-Therapy.- Neurosurgery in the Aged.- Biological and Medical Aspects of Aging.- Plasticity of the Brain in Old Age.- Neurosurgical Operations in the Elderly: Risks Related to Medical Diseases.- Risks in Anesthesia with Particular Reference to the Elderly Patient.- Cerebro-Spinal Neurosurgery in the Elderly — Thirty Years of Experience in Giessen.- Intracranial Tumors in Advanced Age.- Results of Neurosurgical Treatment in Older Patients with Intracranial and Spinal Tumors. Problems of the Pre-Operative Risks.- Follow-Up of Meningioma Patients Operated on at Higher Age.- AgeDistribution, Histological Pattern and Recurrences of Intracranial Meningiomas.- Long-Term Follow-Up After Operations on Intracranial Meningiomas — The Indications for Operation in Old Age.- The Importance of Clinical Follow-Up in Determining the Indications for Operations in Brain Metastases.- Long-Term Follow-Up After Operation on Benign Intraspinal-Extramedullary Tumors in Old Patients.- Cerebral Aneurysms in Elderly Patients.- Aneurysms in Elderly Patients.- Results of Treatment in Chronic Subdural Hematomas.- Chronic Subdural Hematomas Treated by Enlarged Burr-Hole Craniostomy and a Closed Drainage System. Retrospective Study of 120 Patients.- Chronic Subdural Hematoma in Geriatric Patients — Factors Affecting Prognosis.- Sequelae and Prognosis of Cranio-cerebral Trauma in Elderly People.- Extra-dural Hematomas in Elderly. A Statistical Analysis of 58 Cases.- The Significance of Age in the Treatment and Prognosis of Intracerebral Hematomas.- Free Topics.- The Significance of Computer-Assisted Myelography (CAM) in the Diagnosis of Cervical Root Compression Syndromes.- Treatment of Hyper-Reflexive Detrusor Instability by Selective Sacral Nerve Blockade.- Modalities and Prognostic Aspects of SEP. Central Conduction Time in Severe Post-Traumatic Coma.- Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEP) During and After Posterior Fossa Operations.- The Extent of Disturbed Brain Cell Energy State Under Normoxic Hypocapnia and During Arterial Hypoxia.- Measurement of Local Oxygen Partial Pressure (PO2) of the Brain Cortex in Cases of Brain Tumors.- Anoxic Incubation of Suspended Glial Cells. An In-Vitro Model of Cerebral Anoxia to Study Cytotoxic Brain Edema.- CBF, O2-Tension and 02-Metabolism in Vasogenic Brain Edema and the Effects of Dexamethasone and Nimodipine.-Venous-Neurogenic Regulation of Cerebral Blood Volume.- The Influence of Continuous Compared with Intermittent Increase in ICP on Brain Function. A Contribution to the Study of Barostabilization.- The Control of Increased Intracranial Pressure with Lidocaine.- Mediator Compounds in CSF of Neurosurgical Patients with Raised Intracranial Pressure.- Creatine Kinase Isoenzymes in Serum and CSF After Gradual Experimental Brain Injury. Its Relation to Prognostic Value or to Extent of Brain Damage.- Effects of Sodium Nitroprusside-Induced Deep Arterial Hypotension on Glucose and Energy Metabolism of the Cerebral Cortex of the Rat.- LRH-Induced LH-Secretion via Transventricular Transport (An Experimental and Clinical Study on the Hypothalamo-Adeno-Hypophyseal Regulation).- Immunocytochemical Demonstration of GFAP in Brain Tumor Diagnosis. Possibilities and Limitations.- Morphologic Changes in Brain Tissue Following ultrasonic Aspiration.