This second edition of Samii's Essentials in Neurosurgery contains revised and updated versions of chapters from the first edition plus contributions on new topics written by leading neurosurgeons who were trained by Professor Madjid Samii in Hannover, Germany. Almost all fields of neurosurgery are covered. The authors follow the traditional principles of Samii's philosophy in the diagnosis and management of various neurosurgical pathologies, while presenting their own personal experiences. The extensively illustrated texts document clearly how cutting-edge technology in neurosurgery is being applied in new approaches and techniques. This book will greatly assist neurosurgeons, ENT surgeons, neuroradiologists, neurologists, and neurophysiotherapists in their everyday practice.

Approaches to the Orbit: a 360 Degrees View

Intraoperative Brain Mapping
Functional Microsurgery of Vestibular Schwannomas
Preservation and Restitution of Auditory Function in Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes of the lower extremity
Hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis
Pituitary Surgery Beyond the Sella
Endoscopy and thermodiskoplasty: a minimally invasive surgical treatment for lumbar pain
Full-endoscopic lumbar and cervical surgery for disc herniation
Mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative diseases
Spinal robotics
Sphenoid wing meningiomas
Proliferation Behaviour in Meningiomas
Syringomyelia and Syringobulbia
Neural transplantation and restoration of motor behavior in Parkinson's disease
Potential and limitations of chronic high-frequency deep-brain stimulation in parkinson's disease
Arachnoid cysts of the posterior fossa
Surgical reconstruction of musculocutaneous nerves in traumatic brachial plexus injuries
Facial pain - diagnosis and therapy
Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
Spinal Intramedullary Tumors
Bypass and vascular reconstruction for anterior circulation aneurysms
Cerebral bypass and vascular reconstructions for posterior circulation aneurysms
Facial and cochlear nerve function after surgery of cerebellopontine angle meningiomas
Optic nerve sheath meningiomas
Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
Vestibular Schwannoma: current state of the art
Retrosigmoid approach to the posterior and middle fossae
Endoscope-assisted Microsurgery
Preoperative visualization of the facial nerve using diffusion tensor imaging fiber tracking in patients with large vestibular schwannomas
Endoscopic transnasal surgery for clival chordoma
Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Pitfalls and surgical technique
Malformation
Diagnosis and treatment of adult hydrocephalus
Petroclival Meningiomas Diagnosis, Treatment and Results
The surgical management of trigeminal schwannomas
Facial nerve schwannomas
Surgery of large and giant residual/recurrent vestibular schwannomas
Jugular foramen tumors - Diagnosis and management
Navigated Semirobotic Pedicle Screw Placement - Experience with 250 Consecutive Cases
Total Lumbar Facet Replacement - Indication, Technique and 3-Years Results
The Virtual Operating Field - How Image Guidance became integral to microneurosurgery
Primary Tethered Cord Syndrome
Considerations on Experimental Neuromodulation Following Grafting the Spinal Cord to Skeletal Muscles for Clinical Application
Surgery of Cerebellopontine angle Epidermoids.