Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Neurosurgery

This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 75.1 . This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 75.1 . Key Concepts Artificial intelligence (AI) and…

Neuropsychological Testing

This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 73.1 . This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 73.1 . Key Concepts Neuropsychological assessment using a…

Altered Consciousness

This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 72.1 . This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 72.1 . Key Concepts Differences in the probabilities…

Cerebral Edema

Acknowledgments We appreciate the skilled efforts of the talented medical illustrators Courtney Fleming and Anthony Baker, whose original works are depicted in this chapter. This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 70.1…

The Blood-Brain Barrier

This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 68.1 . This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 68.1 . Key Concepts The blood-brain barrier (BBB)…

Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Energy Metabolism

Key Concepts The activity of the human brain depends on a sufficient and tightly regulated supply of glucose, oxygen, and other substances and removal of the by-products of metabolism of these substances The directions of delivery in turn depend on…