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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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 |
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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. |
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