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Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive motor disability with a spectrum of non-motor symptoms. Similar to Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, Huntington's disease, and other aging-related movement disorders are widespread in the elderly with relatively unideal medicine-treatment effects. In recent years, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been established as an effective treatment for PD and other aging-related movement disorders, especially with motor symptoms. However, there are still many problems to be solved in research work and clinical practice in this field. For example, it is unclear regarding the most effective ...
Neuromonitoring is the tool of trade in intensive care, and should incorporate cutting edge technology with patience, repeated clinical observation, careful identification of neuroworsening. The aim of the book is to be of practical use, and to assist the clinical practice of the busy physician. The clinical examination belongs to the introductory section of the book, and an abundance of technology, with specific emphasis on the importance of intracranial pressure, comes in the following parts. Since the patient with an injured brain can have chances only if other organs and systems (as the lungs, and the acid-base equilibrium etc.) are preserved, a section of the book covers the interaction...
Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease was introduced in the 1990s. Initially performed only at academic centers, over the past decade it has become a widespread surgical procedure. A variety of surgical techniques are employed and innovations are introduced frequently. This book is an ideal source of information for the many practicing neurosurgeons who did not learn this surgery during their training but would now like to add it to their practice, as well as an excellent update on exciting new developments in surgery for Parkinson’s disease. This book is designed to provide practicing neurosurgeons with current knowledge on the practical aspects o...