Acknowledgments We would like to thank Gena S. Behnke for her expertise and graphic design skills for assistance in constructing the figures for this work. This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 133.1 . Key Concepts In adults, meningioma is the most common benign brain tumor and glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor. The most…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 132.1 . Key Concepts A neuroprosthetic is a device that supplants or supplements the input or output of the nervous system. The clinical goal of…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 131.1 . Key Concepts Alzheimer dementia is the most common form of dementia worldwide and is showing a steadily growing incidence, especially in developed countries.…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 130.1 . Key Concepts Morbid obesity is a worldwide crisis with few successful treatment strategies. Obesity is the result of a complex interplay among genetic,…
This chapter includes an accompanying slide presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 129.1 . Key Concepts In performing motor cortex stimulation (MCS), the use of intraoperative neurophysiologic confirmation is critical for the success of the procedure. MCS…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 128.1 . Key Concepts Vertigo can be divided into peripheral causes (involving the vestibular nerve and labyrinth) and central causes (involving the brainstem and cerebellum).…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 127.1 . Key Concepts Spasticity is best understood as a motor impairment that develops slowly after damage to the CNS and results in uncoordinated movements,…
Key Concepts Surgery for spasticity should aim only to suppress the excess of tone in the muscular groups with harmful components of the disorder. By reequilibrating the balance between agonist and antagonist muscles, surgery may reveal some voluntary motricity if…
This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 125.1 . Key Concepts Addiction has been a major problem worldwide for decades. Alcoholism remains the most widely abused substance, with prescription opiates becoming as…