The past two decades have seen advances in medical technology that now allow physicians to treat a patient with noninvasive or minimally invasive procedures. Patients who would have been subjected…
The pituitary is often referred to as the “master” hormonal gland because of the innumerable influences it exerts over physiologic homeostasis. It is located in the sella turcica, a bony…
Numerous clinical situations remain as problematic issues which continue to vex neuroanesthesiologists and neurointensivists as they work to optimize outcomes for their patients. Nascent research ongoing at this time may…
Neurosurgical lesions in infants and children have distinct manifestations and management issues. Age-related differences in the surgical lesions, anatomy and physiological responses to surgery and anesthesia underlie the clinically relevant…
Introduction Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, recognized that the perioperative environment required detailed data collection. Working with colleagues in the 1890s, he is credited with bringing the intraoperative anesthetic record…
Introduction The successful treatment of pain in the preoperative patient is important with all surgical specialties, but in many instances it is more critical in the patient undergoing neurosurgical or…
Acknowledgment The authors express their gratitude to previous authors of this chapter: Alex John London, Angelique Reitsma, and Connie Zuckerman. Research advances and heightened clinical capabilities have enabled those who…
Introduction Neurologic disorders requiring surgical intervention during pregnancy are not uncommon, and many anesthesiologists eventually encounter a pregnant woman in need of a neurosurgical procedure. The anesthetic management of such…
Huntington’s disease Huntington’s disease is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting the central nervous system that results from an autosomal dominant mutation in the huntingtin gene. It is characterized by…
Epidemiology of head injury A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the…
