Anesthesia and Neurosurgery

Abstract

Brain metabolism cerebral and spinal cord blood flow pathophysiology of metabolic brain injury cerebrospinal fluid intracranial pressure the blood brain carrier and cerebral oedema cerebral blood flow, metabolism and intracranial pressure neuroradiology neurophysiologic brain monitoring - evoked potentials neurophysiologic brain monitoring - electroencephalography intraoperative fluid management during craniotomy care of the acutely unstable patient superatentorial masses - surgical considerations superatentorial masses - anesthetic considerations the posterior fossa - surgical considerations the posterior fossa - anesthetic considerations cerebral aneurysms and arterio-venous malformations - surgical considerations cerbral aneurysms - anaesthetic considerations interventional neuroradiology and the anaesthetic management of patients with arterio-venous malformations induced hypertension anaesthesia management of patients undergoing neuroradiologic procedures anaesthetic management of patients undergoing blood brain barrier disruption occlusive cerebrovascular disease - medical and surgical considerations occlusive cerebrovascular disease - anaesthetic considerations anaesthesia for patients undergoing surgery for seizures anaesthesia for paediatric neurosurgery neurosurgical diseases of the spine and spinal cord - surgical considerations neurosurgical diseases of the spine and spinal cord - anaesthetic considerations anaesthetic considerations in patients with neuroendocrine disease post-operative and intensive care management of severe head injury multi-system sequelae of severe head injury spinal cord injury brain death ethical considerations in the care of patients with neurosurgical disease.