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Ablative Therapies in Neurosurgery, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 34-2 - March 14, 2023
- Editors: Peter Nakaji, Oliver Bozinov
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 6 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 3 6 7 - 6
In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Peter Nakaji and Oliver Bozinov bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Ablative Therapies in Neurosurgery. Top… Read more
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Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including laser interstitial thermal therapy for radionecrosis; posterior fossa LITT in children; neurosurgical applications of magnetic hyperthermia therapy (MHT); laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy; pros and cons of ablation for functional neurosurgery in the neurostimulation age; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on ablative therapies in neurosurgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- History of Ablation Therapies in Neurosurgery
- Key points
- Early-stage limitation of laser interstitial thermal therapy
- Early use of laser interstitial thermal therapy in humans
- MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for brain neoplasms
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy to treat radiation necrosis
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy for epilepsy
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy for hypothalamic hamartoma
- High-intensity focused ultrasound thermal ablation
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Evolution of Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy for the Treatment of Gliomas
- Key points
- Introduction
- Natural disease course of gliomas
- Treatment of gliomas and the concept of cytoreduction
- Radiofrequency ablation for intracranial tumors/glioma
- Advantages of laser-induced thermal therapy
- Laser-induced thermal therapy for glioma
- The role of laser-induced thermal therapy in disruption of the blood brain barrier
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Radionecrosis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Clinics care points
- Posterior Fossa Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Children
- Key points
- Introduction
- Results
- Discussion
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Awake Laser Ablation with Continuous Neuropsychological Testing During Treatment of Brain Tumors and Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Method
- Workflow
- Case
- Discussion
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Epilepsy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Learning Curve Analysis and Adverse Events After Implementation of Neurosurgical Laser Ablation Treatment: A Population-Based Single-Institution Consecutive Series
- Key points
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Clinics care points
- Neurosurgical Applications of Magnetic Hyperthermia Therapy
- Key points
- Introduction to magnetic hyperthermia therapy
- Preclinical applications of magnetic hyperthermia therapy in neurosurgery
- Clinical applications of magnetic hyperthermia therapy in neurosurgery
- Discussion
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Conflict of interests
- Current Applications of Ablative Therapies for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Key points
- Background
- Discussion of ablative therapies
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Pros and Cons of Ablation for Functional Neurosurgery in the Neurostimulation Age
- Key points
- Background/introduction
- Ablation versus neurostimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder and depression
- Ablation versus stimulation for Parkinson’s disease
- Ablation versus stimulation for tremor
- Ablation versus stimulation for dystonia
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Funding
- High-Frequency Ultrasound Ablation in Neurosurgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Procedure technique
- Patient considerations
- Clinical Uses
- Complications
- Future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 34-2
- Published: March 14, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443183669
- eBook ISBN: 9780443183676
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