Neurosurgical Standards, Cerebral Aneurysms, Malignant Gliomas

Three topics of major interest for neursurgeons are coveredin this volume of the Advances in Neurosurgery series, asthe title suggests. First, neurosurgical standards ofdiagnosis and treatment are viewed from several points ofview, including the legal one. Second, the many aspects ofaneurysm surgery are dealt with: timing and grading,monitoring during the operation, postoperative vasospasm,Doppler sonography and new research in subarachnoidhemorrhage. Third, the diagnosis and treatment of malignantgliomas are discussed; there are preliminary reports oninterstitial laser-assisted thermal therapy, immunotherapyand radiopharmaceutical substances as well as the standardforms of neurosurgical and radiation treatment.

List of contents

President's Opening Remarks.- Fedor Krause Memorial Lecture.- Neurosurgical Standards.- Cerebral Aneurysms.- Malignant Gliomas.- Winning Poster and Lecture Presentations.

Product details

• Assisted by: Mario Brock (Editor), Margaret Klinger (Editor), Margareta Klinger (Editor), Kurt Piscol (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9783540548386
• ISBN: 978-3-540-54838-6
• No. of pages: 401
• Weight: 650 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 401 p. 101 illus.
• Series: Advances in Neurosurgery; Advances in Neurosurgery
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine