Neurotrauma

Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on neurotrauma presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disorders. The cases explore the spectrum of clinical diversity and complexity within neurotrauma, including hematoma, injury to the sinuses, concussion, orbital trauma, penetrating brain injuries, and more.

Each chapter also contains 'pivot points' that illuminate changes required to manage patients in alternate or atypical situations, and pearls for accurate diagnosis, successful treatment, and effective complication management. Containing a focused review of medical evidence and expected outcomes, Neurotrauma is appropriate for neurosurgeons who wish to learn more about a subspecialty, and those preparing for the American Board of Neurological Surgery oral examination.

Table of Contents

1. Medical Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure
Courtney Pendleton and Jack Jallo
2. Surgical Treatment of Raised Intracranial Pressure
Mohamed A. Zaazoue and Richard B. Rodgers
3. Acute Subdural Hematoma
Benjamin McGahan, Nathaniel Toop, Varun Shah, and John McGregor
4. Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Nathaniel Toop, Benjamin McGahan, Varun Shah, and John McGregor
5. Epidural Hematoma
Lydia Kaoutzani and Martina Stippler
6. Injury to the Dural Venous Sinuses
Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Christopher J. Madden, and Shelly D. Timmons
7. Traumatic Intracerebral Contusions
Ilyas Eli, Mitchell Couldwell, and Craig H. Rabb
8. Diffuse Axonal Injury
Hussein A. Zeineddine, Cole T. Lewis, and Ryan S. Kitagawa
9. Concussion
Amy A. Mathews and Kathleen R. Bell
10. Calvarial Vault Fractures
Philip A. Villanueva and Erin Graves
11. Traumatic Anterior Cranial Fossa CSF Leaks
Omaditya Khanna, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Hermes Garcia, Richard F. Schmidt, James J. Evans, and Christopher J. Farrell
12. Management of Temporal Bone Fractures
Hongzhao Ji and Brandon Isaacson
13. Orbital Trauma
Aaron Plitt, Ben Kafka, Tarek El Ahmadieh, and Christopher Madden
14. Blunt Cervical Vascular Injury
Aaron R. Plitt, Benjamin Kafka, and Kim Rickert
15. Blunt Intracranial Cerebrovascular Injury
Benjamin Kafka, Aaron R. Plitt, and Kim Rickert
16. Seizures in the Setting of Trauma
Sara Hefton
17. Evaluation and Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures
Geoffrey Peitz, Mark A. Miller, Gregory W. J. Hawryluk, and Ramesh Grandhi
18. Penetrating Brain Injuries
Zachary L. Hickman and Konstantinos Margetis
19. Management of Gunshot Wounds to the Head
Bizhan Aarabi
20. Management of Complex Scalp Injuries
Thana N. Theofanis and Patrick Greaney
21. Occipital Condyle Fractures
Evan Fitchett, Fadi Alsaiegh, and Jack Jallo
22. Multimodality Monitoring in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Abdelhakim Khellaf, Peter J. A. Hutchinson, and Adel Helmy