The ultimate guide to navigating and treating brainstem pathologies from master neurosurgeon Robert Spetzler

I History of Brainstem Surgery1 History of Brainstem Surgery
II Anatomy, Development, and Pathology of the Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
2 Anatomy of the Brainstem, Thalamus, Pineal Region, and Cranial Nerves
3 Development of the Human Brainstem and Its Vasculature
4 Pathology of the Brainstem
III Examination, Imaging, and Monitoring for Brainstem Surgery
5 Imaging Anatomy and Pathology of the Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
6 Neuromonitoring for Brainstem Surgery
7 Neurologic Examination of the Brainstem and Thalamus
IV Surgical Approaches to the Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
8 Surgical Approaches to the Ventral Brainstem and Thalamus
9 Approaches to the Dorsal Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
10 Skull Base Approaches to the Lateral Brainstem and Cranial Nerves
11 Endoscopic Approaches to the Brainstem
12 Safe Entry Zones to the Brainstem
V Comprehensive Management of Tumors of the Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
13 Adult Brainstem Gliomas
14 Pediatric Brainstem Tumors
15 Tumors of the Thalamus
16 Tumors of the Third Ventricle
17 Tumors of the Fourth Ventricle
18 Tumors of the Cerebellopontine Angle
19 Pineal Region Tumors
20 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Tumors of the Brainstem, Thalamus, and Pineal Region
21 Radiotherapy for Pineal, Thalamic, and Brainstem Tumors
22 Neuro-Oncologic Considerations for Pineal, Thalamic, and Brainstem Tumors
VI Comprehensive Management of Vascular Pathology of the Brainstem and Thalamus
23 Brainstem Ischemia, Stroke, and Endovascular Revascularization of the Posterior Circulation
24 Microsurgical Embolectomy for Emergency Revascularization of the Brainstem
25 Brainstem and Thalamic Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage
26 Surgical Management of Posterior Circulation Aneurysms
27 Endovascular Management of Aneurysms of the Posterior Circulation
28 Surgical Management of Thalamic and Brainstem Arteriovenous Malformations
29 Endovascular Management of Brainstem and Thalamic Arteriovenous Malformations
30 Surgery for Thalamic and Brainstem Cavernous Malformations
31 Revascularization of the Brainstem
32 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations of the Basal Ganglia, Thalamus, and Brainstem
VII Implants and Cranial Nerve Repair
33 Auditory Brainstem Implants