- Improves the reader’s understanding of all nuances of pathology under consideration though authors’ own graphic documentnation on all aspects of cavernomas
- Introduces the authors key guiding principles, including their philosophy of treatment decision
- Presents case studies helping to understand what is really achievable in cavernoma treatment
- Provides thorough discussion of particular cases – helps understanding of decision making in cavernoma treatment
This book presents a complete up-to date description of cavernoma disease together with its known biology and genetics and different presentations of the condition.
This book facilitates decision-making on surgical intervention by presenting different cases, highlighting the particular features of lesions such as anatomical location, eloquences of adjacent brain and type of presentation that are important in decision making.
In addition, the reader is brought up to speed with developments in the neuroimaging and active treatment techniques, especially surgical resection and radiosurgery. Finally the natural history of the disease must be taken into account and compared to the possible benefits of surgical treatment.
Cavernomas of the CNS: Basic Science to Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive overview from the fundamentals of this condition, to special patient groups such as children and pregnant women. Therefore, it is an indispensable resource for neurovascular surgeons, neurosurgical residents and neurologists.
Table of Contents- 1. Brief History of Cavernous Malformations
- 2. Definition and structure of cerebral cavernous malformations
- 3. Molecular Biology of CCM
- 4. Presentation
- 5. Neuroimaging of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
- 6. Natural history of cavernous malformations
- 7. Hemispherical Cavernomas in non-eloquent and eloquent areas
- 8. Cavernoma-Related Epilepsy
- 9. Surgery of deep-seated cavernous malformations
- 10. Surgery of brainstem and cerebellar cavernous malformations
- 11. Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Cavernous Malformations
- 12. Cavernomas in children
- 13. Cavernomas During Pregnancy
- 14. Spinal cavernous malformations
- 15. Intraorbital cavernous malformations
