Diseases in the cranio-cervical junction : : Anatomical and pathological aspects and detailed clinical accounts / / ed. by D. Voth, F. Schilling, K. Schürmann, P. Glees.

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• MitwirkendeR: Ahyai, A.,; Al-Hami, S.,; Albrecht, H. J.,; Arnold, H.,; Beck-Mannagetta, H.,; Becker, H.,; Besser, R.,; Bohl, J.,; Brandt, L.,; Brattstrdm, H.,; Braun, A.,; Brito, N.,; Castro, W.,; Claus, D.,; Dei-Anang, K.,; Dietz, H.,; Eggert, H. R.,; Freckmann, N.,; Friedburg, H. G.,; Friedrich, H.,; Frowein, R. A.,; Gerner, H. J.,; Gilsbach, J. M.,; Glees, P.,; Goebel, H. H.,; Goebel, K. M.,; Grote, W.,; Gschwend, N.,; Gutjahr, G.,; Hahn, K.,; Harms, J.,; Hasselbach, R.,; Heckl, R. W.,; Hennig, J.,; Herrmann, H.-D.,; Hertel, G.,; Hey, O.,; Hildebrandt, J.,; Hilgenstock, F.,; Hollerhage, H.-G.,; Hopf, H. C.,; Huk, W.,; Hussein, S.,; Hüwel, N.,; Jansen, J.,; Jensen, H.-P.,; Kalff, R.,; Kazner, E.,; Keßel, G.,; Klawki, P.,; Kluger, P.,; Knoringer, P.,; Kocks, W.,; Koschorek, F.,; Krause, A.,; Köhler, D.,; Lang, J.,; Leppien, A.,; Ljunggren, B.,; Matsumura, A.,; Meister, B.,; Mende, U.,; Montazem, A.,; Nowak, G.,; Nüsslein, B.,; Reinhardt, V.,; Renella, R. R.,; Richard, K. E.,; Rieden, K.,; Rittmeyer, K.,; Roesler, A.,; Roosen, K.,; Sanker, P.,; Schaub, Th.,; Schilling, F.,; Schleich, A.,; Schmitt, H. P.,; Schumacher, J.,; Schumacher, M.,; Schurmann, K.,; Schwarz, M.,; Schörner, W.,; Seeger, W.,; Seifert, V.,; Sollmann, W.-P.,; Steiger, U.,; Stolke, D.,; Terwey, B.,; Thumler, R.,; Trauschel, A.,; Treig, T.,; Trempenau, B.,; Voth, D.,; Wackenheim, A.,; Wallenfang, Th.,; Weller, E.,; Westerburg, K. W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Glees, P.,; Schilling, F.,; Schürmann, K.,; Voth, D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©1987
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: Reprint 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; I. Introduction --; The cranio-cervical junction in the light of a sociological cultural analysis (an introductory address) --; II. Basic research and diagnostic methods --; Embryological and neuro-anatomical aspects of the cranio-cervical region --; The cranio-cervical junction – Anatomy --; The pathogenesis of two distinct cervico-occipital malformations --; Basilar processes – visualized in radiographs and CT scans --; Radionuclide imaging of the cranio-cervical region --; Magnetic resonance imaging in the cranio-cervical region: Experiences in 194 cases --; Space-occupying, inflammatory and dysplastic lesions of the cranio-cervical junction seen in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) --; NMR-finding in a case of Morquio's syndrome with syncope --; The dynamic evaluation of the cervical spinal canal and spinal cord by magnetic resonance imaging during movement --; Somatosensory evoked potentials in cervical myelopathy --; Spontaneous eye movements in cranio-cervical abnormalities --; Microsurgical aspects of the transoral and transcervical approach to the cranio-cervical junction --; III. Traumatic lesions --; Double-threaded compression screws for osteosynthesis of acute fractures of the odontoid process --; Operative dorsal fusion in the region of the cranio-cervical junction after fracture of the odontoid process --; Operative treatment for traumatic arterio-venous fistulas of the vertebral artery --; High quadriplegia combined with neurogenic respiratory insufficiency – Potentialities, limits and outlook --; Occipital condyle fractures – Pathophysiology, clinical signs, and diagnosis --; IV. Malformations, system diseases and functional disturbances --; A review and classification of malformations of the cranio-cervical region --; Neurological diagnosis of malformations at the cranio-cervical junction --; Clinical findings in syringomyelia in contrast to the lesions seen in NMR imaging --; A historical review of syringomyelia in the craniocervical region and new aspects for operative treatment possible after NMR examination --; Bilateral microsurgical accessoriolysis for the treatment of spasmodic torticollis --; Irritation of upper cervical nerve roots as a cause of hemicrania --; V. Inflammatory and degenerative lesions --; A review of clinical and radiological aspects of rheumatoid arthritis of head joints --; Risk assessment of occipito-cervical involvement in inflammatory rheumatic diseases --; Surgical treatment for instability in cranio-cervical bones and their joints in rheumatoid arthritis --; Operative stabilization of atlanto-axial dislocation combined with cervical cord compression (myelopathy) in rheumatoid arthritis --; Atlanto-axial dislocation in rheumatoid arthritis – signs and symptoms, radiographic pathology, operative techniques and results --; The role of the compression clamp for dynamic posterior fusion in rheumatoid atlanto-axial dislocation --; Late results in cases of atlanto-axial dislocations after dorsal fusion --; Clinical features of Lyme disease: Immunological and neurological aspects --; Laminoplasty as a method for enlargement of the spinal canal in spondylotic cervical myelopathy --; VI. Tumors of the cranio-cervical junction --; Neuropathology of tumors in the craniospinal region --; Meningiomas and neurinomas of the cranio-cervical region – Diagnosis and operative treatment --; Craniospinal lipoma in infancy --; The clinical importance of a delayed diagnosis in cases of craniospinal tumors --; Pathological spontaneous activity in the EMG of a patient with a foramen magnum meningioma --; NMR and the surgery of tumours at the craniocervical junction --; Tumors of the cranio-cervical region, diagnostic problems, micro- and laser-surgery --; The dorsolateral approach in ventrolateral craniospinal lesions --; Tumors of the cranio-cervical junction --; Radiotherapy in metastatic diseases of the cervical spine and the craniospinal region --; VII. Summary and overview --; List of contributors --; Author's Index --; Subject Index --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110884753; 9783110637861
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110884753
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by D. Voth, F. Schilling, K. Schürmann, P. Glees.