دانلود کتاب Diseases in the cranio-cervical junction: Anatomical and pathological aspects and detailed clinical accounts

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Preface\nContents\nI. Introduction\nThe cranio-cervical junction in the light of a sociological cultural analysis (an introductory address)\nII. Basic research and diagnostic methods\nEmbryological and neuro-anatomical aspects of the cranio-cervical region\nThe cranio-cervical junction – Anatomy\nThe pathogenesis of two distinct cervico-occipital malformations\nBasilar processes – visualized in radiographs and CT scans\nRadionuclide imaging of the cranio-cervical region\nMagnetic resonance imaging in the cranio-cervical region: Experiences in 194 cases\nSpace-occupying, inflammatory and dysplastic lesions of the cranio-cervical junction seen in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)\nNMR-finding in a case of Morquio\'s syndrome with syncope\nThe dynamic evaluation of the cervical spinal canal and spinal cord by magnetic resonance imaging during movement\nSomatosensory evoked potentials in cervical myelopathy\nSpontaneous eye movements in cranio-cervical abnormalities\nMicrosurgical aspects of the transoral and transcervical approach to the cranio-cervical junction\nIII. Traumatic lesions\nDouble-threaded compression screws for osteosynthesis of acute fractures of the odontoid process\nOperative dorsal fusion in the region of the cranio-cervical junction after fracture of the odontoid process\nOperative treatment for traumatic arterio-venous fistulas of the vertebral artery\nHigh quadriplegia combined with neurogenic respiratory insufficiency – Potentialities, limits and outlook\nOccipital condyle fractures – Pathophysiology, clinical signs, and diagnosis\nIV. Malformations, system diseases and functional disturbances\nA review and classification of malformations of the cranio-cervical region\nNeurological diagnosis of malformations at the cranio-cervical junction\nClinical findings in syringomyelia in contrast to the lesions seen in NMR imaging\nA historical review of syringomyelia in the craniocervical region and new aspects for operative treatment possible after NMR examination\nBilateral microsurgical accessoriolysis for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis\nIrritation of upper cervical nerve roots as a cause of hemicrania\nV. Inflammatory and degenerative lesions\nA review of clinical and radiological aspects of rheumatoid arthritis of head joints\nRisk assessment of occipito-cervical involvement in inflammatory rheumatic diseases\nSurgical treatment for instability in cranio-cervical bones and their joints in rheumatoid arthritis\nOperative stabilization of atlanto-axial dislocation combined with cervical cord compression (myelopathy) in rheumatoid arthritis\nAtlanto-axial dislocation in rheumatoid arthritis – signs and symptoms, radiographic pathology, operative techniques and results\nThe role of the compression clamp for dynamic posterior fusion in rheumatoid atlanto-axial dislocation\nLate results in cases of atlanto-axial dislocations after dorsal fusion\nClinical features of Lyme disease: Immunological and neurological aspects\nLaminoplasty as a method for enlargement of the spinal canal in spondylotic cervical myelopathy\nVI. Tumors of the cranio-cervical junction\nNeuropathology of tumors in the craniospinal region\nMeningiomas and neurinomas of the cranio-cervical region – Diagnosis and operative treatment\nCraniospinal lipoma in infancy\nThe clinical importance of a delayed diagnosis in cases of craniospinal tumors\nPathological spontaneous activity in the EMG of a patient with a foramen magnum meningioma\nNMR and the surgery of tumours at the craniocervical junction\nTumors of the cranio-cervical region, diagnostic problems, micro- and laser-surgery\nThe dorsolateral approach in ventrolateral craniospinal lesions\nTumors of the cranio-cervical junction\nRadiotherapy in metastatic diseases of the cervical spine and the craniospinal region\nVII. Summary and overview\nList of contributors\nAuthor\'s Index\nSubject Index