Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery (Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, 5)

There are two important reasons for publishing this new series entitled "Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery": 1. the lack of any organized common European postgraduate training system for young neurosurgeons and 2. the language barriers, which impede the exchange of neurosurgical findings in Europe more than in other parts of the world. The fact that the English language is well on the way to becoming the international medium at European scientific conferences is a great asset in terms of mutual understanding. Therefore the Editors have decided to publish all contributions III English, regardless of the native language of the authors. All contributions are submitted to the entire editorial board before publication of any volume. Our series is not intended to compete with the publications of original scientific papers in other neurosurgical journals. Our intention is, rather, to present fields of neurosurgery and related areas in which important recent advances have been made. The contributions are written by specialists in the given fields and constitute the first part of each volume. In the second part of each volume, we publish detailed descriptions of standard operative procedures, furnished by experienced clinicians; in these articles the authors describe the techniques they employ and explain the advantages, difficulties and risks involved in the various procedures. This part is intended primarily to assist young neurosurgeons in their postgraduate training. However, we are convinced that it will also be useful to experienced, fully trained neurosurgeons. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Progress in Pituitary Adenoma Biology Results of Research and Clinical Applications....Pages 3-49 Chemotherapy of Brain Tumours....Pages 51-91 Supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain....Pages 93-123 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 The Surgical Treatment of Syringomyelia....Pages 127-151 Surgical Approach to Lumbar Disc Herniations....Pages 153-174 Recurrent Instability of the Cervical Spine With Neurological Implications — Treatment by Anterior Spinal Fusion....Pages 175-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-226