Yasargil Microneurosurgery Study Guide

<p>I. Microsurgical Anatomy of the Basal Cisterns and Vessels of the Brain, Diagnostic Studies, General Operative Techniques and Pathological Considerations of the Intracranial Aneurysms<br>1. Operative neurosurgery; 2. Diagnostic studies; 3. General operative techniques; 4. Anesthesia for Microsurgical procedures in Neurosurgery; 5. Pathological considerations</p> <p>II. Clinical Considerations, Surgery of the Intracranial Aneurysms and Results 1 Clinical considerations<br>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</p> <p>III. Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) of the Brain, History, Embryology, Pathological Considerations, Hemodynamics, Diagnostic Studies, Microsurgical Anatomy<br>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</p> <p>IV. AVM of the Brain, Clinical Considerations, General and Special Operative Techniques, Surgical Results, Nonoperated Cases, Cavernous and Venous Angiomas, Neuroanesthesia<br>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</p> <p>V. CNS Tumors: Surgical Anatomy, Neuropathology, Neuroradiology, Neurophysiology, Clinical Considerations, Operability, Treatment Options<br>36. Anatomy; 37. Neuropathology; 38. Neuroradiology; 39. Neurophysiology; 40. Clinical Considerations – Operability</p> <p>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<br>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</p>