MOVEMENT DISORDER SURGERY THE ESSENTIALS

Autor: Roy A. E. Bakay.
ISBN:9781588903976
Encuadernación: Tapa Dura
Págs: 274
Año:2009
Editorial: Thieme

In this textbook on movement disorder surgery, Bakay (neurological surgery, Rush U. Medical Center) focuses on the use of deep brain stimulation, a stereotactic approach that "has leaped out into the forefront of neurosurgery practice." Opening chapters discuss the mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation, setting up a practice, patient evaluations from the neurosurgeon and neurologist perspectives, and prepping for operations. The next set of chapters covers anesthesia, sterotactic surgery with and without microelectrode recordings, implantation of multiple electrodes and robotic techniques, frameless functional stereotactic approaches, and deep brain stimulation for tremor and for dysteria. The remaining chapters discuss deep brain stimulation programming, avoiding complications and correcting errors, efficacy and complications of deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, radiosurgery for movement disorders, and future treatment of advanced Parkinson disease. Annotation �2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)