Table of Contents

I. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Basal Cisterns and Vessels of the Brain, Diagnostic Studies, General Operative Techniques and Pathological Considerations of the Intracranial Aneurysms
1. Operative neurosurgery; 2. Diagnostic studies; 3. General operative techniques; 4. Anesthesia for Microsurgical procedures in Neurosurgery; 5. Pathological considerations

II. Clinical Considerations, Surgery of the Intracranial Aneurysms and Results 1 Clinical considerations
6. Clinical considerations; 7. Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms; 8. Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms; 9. Anterior Cerebral and Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms; 10. Vertebrobasilar Aneurysms; 11. Giant Intracranial Aneurysms; 12. Multiple Aneurysms; 13. Unoperated Cases; 14. Complications of Aneurysm Surgery; 15. Addendum; 16. Final Comments

III. Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) of the Brain, History, Embryology, Pathological Considerations, Hemodynamics, Diagnostic Studies, Microsurgical Anatomy
17. History; 18. Embryology; 19. Pathological considerations; 20. Hemodynamics; 21. Diagnosis and Follow-up of patients with cerebral AVM using Doppler ultrasound; 22. Neuroradiological Evaluation; 23. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Brain; 24. Cortical Blood Vessels of the Human Brain; 25. Anatomy of the Calcarine Sulcus

IV. AVM of the Brain, Clinical Considerations, General and Special Operative Techniques, Surgical Results, Nonoperated Cases, Cavernous and Venous Angiomas, Neuroanesthesia
26. Anatomical Location of AVMs from the Surgical Viewpoint; 27. Clinical Considerations; 28. Surgical Concerns; 29. Special Surgical Considerations; 30. Summary of Operative Results; 31. Children with AVM; 32. Nonoperated Patients with AVM; 33. Venous, Cavernous and Occult Angiomas; 34. Final Comments AVMs; 35. Anesthesia in the Surgery of Cerebrovascular Malformations

V. CNS Tumors: Surgical Anatomy, Neuropathology, Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology, Clinical Considerations, Operability, Treatment Options
36. Anatomy; 37. Neuropathology; 38. Neuroradiology; 39. Neurophysiology; 40. Clinical Considerations – Operability

VI. Microsurgery of CNS Tumors: Instrumentation and Equipment, Laboratory Training, Surgical Approaches, Strategies, Tactics and Techniques, Surgery and Results of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Tumors, Interventional Neuroradiology, Neuroanesthesia, Complications
41. Instrumentation and Equipment; 42. Laboratory Training; 43. Surgical Approaches; 44. Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques; 45. Acoustic Neurinomas; 46. Less Common Neurinomas: Orbital, Oculomotor, Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Accessory, and Hypoglossal; 47. Glomus Jugulare Tumors; 48. Meningiomas; 49. Hemangiopericytoma; 50. Chondromas; 51. Chordomas; 52. Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors; 53. Intracranial Lipoma; 54. Transcranial Surgery for Large Pituitary Adenomas; 55. Craniopharyngiomas; 56. Optic Gliomas; 57. Esthesioneuroblastoma (Olfactory Neuroblastoma); 58. Arachnoid Cysts; 59. Neocerebral and Neocerebellar Tumors; 60. Limbic and Paralimbic Tumors; 61. Midline Tumors (Corpus Callosum, Septum Pellucidum, Basal Ganglia, Diencephalon, and Brainstem); 62. Intraventricular Tumors; 63. Pineal Area Tumors; 64. Patient Population and Outcome from Individual Glioma Groups; 65. Malignant Transformation; 66. Embryonal CNS Tumors; 67. Primary CNS Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Primary Intracranial Sarcoma; 68. Germ Cell Tumors; 69. Vascular Tumors; 70. Cerebral Metastases; 71. Interventional Neuroradiology in the Management of CNS Tumors; 72. Neuroanesthesia for Microsurgery of CNS Tumors; 73. Summary: Whole Series; 74. Summary: Childhood Tumors; 75. Intra- and Postoperative Complications; 76. Final Remarks

About the Author

Dr. Kranzler earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School where he also completed the neurosurgery residence program. He also holds a JD and LLM in Health Law from Loyola University. Since 1974 he has been coordinator of the Chicago Review Course in Neurological Surgery. Author of two books in Neurosurgery, and a deep interest in neurosurgical education, he was clinical professor of surgery (neurosurgery) at the University of Chicago. His clinical interests involve trauma, minimally invasive spine surgery, trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary tumors and pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Panteli earned her medical degree in the Faculty of Medicine from University Gr. T Popa in Romania. She subsequently received her neurosurgical training and board certification from the Red Cross Hospital in Athens in 2012.

In June 2014, after completing the 5th Istanbul Microneurosurgery Course, she was accepted as a research fellow in the Neurosurgery Department of Yeditepe University Hospital, Istanbul, under the supervision of Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil and Professor Uğur Türe. She is currently a Neuroscience PhD candidate, and, since December 2014, has been enjoying the challenges of teaching neuroanatomy, cardiovascular and respiratory system anatomy to the undergraduate medical students in Yeditepe University, in Istanbul, Turkey.