Author(s): W. Chiu, et al.
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 166
cover......Page 1
front-matter......Page 2
Part I - Functional neurosurgery......Page 11
The role of modern imaging modalitie- on deep brain stimulation targeting for mental illness......Page 12
Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and its neuropsychological implications......Page 17
Results by motor cortex stimulation in treatment of focal dystonia, Parkinson’s disease and post-ictal spasticity. The experience of the Italian Study Group of the Italian Neurosurgical Society......Page 21
Electrically and mechanically evoked nociceptive neuronal responses in the rat anterior cingulate cortex......Page 30
Trigeminal neuralgia. Non-invasive techniques versus microvascular decompression. It is really available any further improvement......Page 33
Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically refractory idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia......Page 40
Stereotactic lesioning for mental illness......Page 44
Part II - Neurorehabilitation......Page 49
Restoration of locomotion in posttraumatic paraplegics- The multidisciplinary approach and unexpected plasticity of single neurons - facts and fantasy......Page 50
Posttraumatic rehabilitation and one year outcome following acute traumatic brain injury (TBI)- Data from the well defined population based German Prospective Study 2000–2002......Page 57
A randomized controlled trial of constraint-induced movement therapy after stroke......Page 63
Increased regional cerebral perfusion in contralateral motor and somatosensory areas after median nerve stimulation therapy......Page 67
Effects of electrical cervical spinal cord stimulation on cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid catecholamine levels, and oxidative stress in comatose patients......Page 73
Part III - New technology......Page 79
Strategic plan- building a international strategy for risk reduction supercourse......Page 80
Endovascular procedures for cerebrovenous disorders......Page 83
Part IV - Translational research......Page 87
Transgenic rodent models of Parkinson’s disease......Page 88
Nigrostriatal alterations in bone morphogenetic protein receptor II dominant negative mice......Page 92
AAV-GAD gene for rat models of neuropathic pain and Parkinson’s disease......Page 98
The role of genetic factors in the development of hemifacial spasm- preliminary results......Page 105
Part V - Traumatic brain injury......Page 109
Neurotrauma research in Taiwan......Page 110
New approaches to increase statistical power in TBI trials- Insights from the IMPACT study......Page 115
The QOLIBRI- towards a quality of life tool after traumatic brain injury- Current developments in Asia......Page 121
Evaluation of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury......Page 126
Hyper flow and intracranial hypertension in diffuse axonal injury- An update to gennarelli doctrine......Page 132
Intracranial pressure fluctuation during hemodialysis in renal failure patients with intracranial hemorrhage......Page 136
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on patients with traumatic brain injury......Page 140
Spinal cord injury.pdf......Page 145
1 Treatment of adjacent vertebral fractures following multiple-level spinal fusion.pdf......Page 146
2 Clinical and radiographie results of unilateral transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.pdf......Page 149
Part VII - Stereotactic radiosurgery......Page 153
Radiosurgery from the brain to the spine- 20 years experience......Page 154
Hypofractionated CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas with and without association to neurofibromatosis Type 2......Page 160
back-matter......Page 165
