Proceedings of the 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery Barcelona, September 6-11, 1987 : Intraoperative and Posttraumatic Monitoring and Brain Protection - Cerebro-vascular Lesions - Intracranial Tumours - Benign lntracranial Cystic Lesions, Hydrocephal

At the 8th European Congress of Neurosurgery, which took place in Barcelona, September 6-11, 1987, a great number of papers from all fields of neurosurgery were presented, reflecting the major advances that have been achieved in recent years. The Programme Committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies has selected the highlights of the congress for publication. These contributions were carefully edited and compiled in two supplement volumes of __Acta Neurochirurgica.__ Front Matter....Pages I-IX Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Assessment of Reversible Cerebral Ischaemia in Man: Intraoperative Monitoring of the Somatosensory Evoked Response....Pages 3-7 Monitoring of Brain Function by Means of Evoked Potentials in Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery....Pages 8-13 Safety Limits of Controlled Hypotension in Humans....Pages 14-17 Intraoperative Monitoring of the Motor Function: Experimental and Clinical Study....Pages 18-21 Intraoperative Identification of the Central Sulcus: a Practical Method....Pages 22-26 Intraoperative Monitoring of the Electrocochleogram and the Preservation of Hearing During Acoustic Neuroma Excision....Pages 27-30 The Use of EEG Spectral Analysis After Thiopental Bolus in the Prognostic Evaluation of Comatose Patients with Brain Injuries....Pages 31-34 Continuous versus Serial Global Cerebral Hemometabolic Monitoring: Applications in Acute Brain Trauma....Pages 35-39 Cerebral Hemisphere Swelling in Severe Head Injury Patients....Pages 40-46 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 1. Study Design and Clinical Data....Pages 49-52 Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 2. Radiological Data....Pages 53-59 Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 3. Modalities of Treatment....Pages 60-64 Italian Cooperative Study on Giant Intracranial Aneurysms: 4. Results of Treatment....Pages 65-70 Surgical Approach to Giant Aneurysms of the Anterior Circulation....Pages 71-74 The Microvascular Doppler — an Intraoperative Tool for the Treatment of Large and Giant Aneurysms....Pages 75-80 Cerebral Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Investigated by Means of Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound....Pages 81-84 Prostacyclin: a New Treatment for Vasospasm Associated with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage....Pages 85-87 Treatment of Carotid-cavernous Fistulas by Embolization of the Cavernous Sinus Through Venous Affluents or Direct Puncture....Pages 88-92 Surgical Management of Large AVMs....Pages 93-97 Non-invasive Follow-up of Patients with Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations After Proton-beam Radiation Therapy....Pages 98-102 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 774 Carotid Endarterectomies for Strokes and Transient Ischaemic Attacks: Comparison of Results of Early vs. Late Surgery....Pages 103-106 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Cystic Craniopharyngioma Treated by 90 Yttrium Silicate Colloid....Pages 109-112 Further Experiences in the Treatment of Cystic Craniopharyngeomas with Yttrium 90 Silicate Colloid....Pages 113-119 Treatment and Recurrences in 135 Pituitary Adenomas....Pages 120-123 Management and Surgical Outcome of Suprasellar Meningiomas....Pages 124-129 Microsurgery of Midbrain Lesions....Pages 130-136 Diagnosis and Treatment of Pineal Tumours. Kyoto University Experience (1941–1984)....Pages 137-141 Infratentorial Epidermoids....Pages 142-146 Cystic Meningiomas....Pages 147-151 Validity of Stereotactic Biopsy as a Diagnostic Tool....Pages 152-156 Experiences with CT-guided Stereotaxic Biopsies in 121 Cases....Pages 157-160 Pitfalls in Diagnostic Stereotactic Brain Surgery....Pages 161-165 The Relevance of Pathological Diagnosis for Therapy and Outcome of Brain Stem Gliomas....Pages 166-169 Serial Stereotactic Biopsy of Brain Stem Expanding Lesions. Considerations on 45 Consecutive Cases....Pages 170-176 Stereotactic Biopsy and Treatment of Brain Stem Lesions: Combined Study of 33 Cases (Bologna — Marseille)....Pages 177-181 Brain Stem Expansive Lesions: Stereotactic Biopsy for a Better Therapeutic Approach....Pages 182-186 Experience of Boron-neutron Capture Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumours — with Special Reference to the Problems of Postoperative CT Follow-ups....Pages 187-192 Radiosurgery in Cerebral Tumours and AVM....Pages 193-197 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Arachnoid Cysts of the Middle Cranial Fossa: Experience with 77 Cases Treated Surgically....Pages 201-204 Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts in Adults....Pages 205-209 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Arachnoid Cysts of the Middle Fossa Predispose to Subdural Haematoma Formation Fact or Fiction?....Pages 210-215 Clinical and Neuropsychological Results After Operative and Conservative Treatment of Arachnoidal Cysts of the Perisylvian Region....Pages 216-220 Cerebral Scintigraphy with 111 Indium Oxine-Labelled Leukocytes in the Differential Diagnosis of Intracerebral Cystic Lesions....Pages 221-224 RISA Cisternography in the Option of Ventriculocisternal Shunt for Infantile Nontumoural Aqueductal Stenosis....Pages 225-229 Intracranial CSF Volumes: Natural Variations and Physiological Changes Measured by MRI....Pages 230-235 Front Matter....Pages 237-237 Thalamic Pain and Stereotactic Mesencephalotomy....Pages 239-242 Stimulation of Internal Capsule, Thalamic Sensory Nucleus (VPM) and Cerebral Cortex Inhibited Deafferentation Hyperactivity Provoked After Gasserian Ganglionectomy in Cat....Pages 243-247 The Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome: a Problem in Differential Diagnosis....Pages 248-252