Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. Neurosurgical Treatment of Epilepsy. Rehabilitation in Neurosurgery : Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie, Bonn, May 4-7, 1986

The annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Neurochirurgie was held in Bonn on the 4-7 May 1986. It was the first time the socie­ ty has met there since it was founded in that city in 1950. This 15th volume of the Advances in Neurosurgery contains the papers read there on the chief topics. The first main topic covered is one of the basic aspects of our neuro­ surgical activity - the regulation of cerebral circulation and brain metabolism - and was the object of lively discussions between neuro­ physiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. The second main topic, the neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy, has gained new importance be­ cause of the new visualizing procedures. The future will show whether the treatment results of the past can be improved by employing these new procedures. The third topic, rehabilitation following neurosurgi­ cal diseases, served to demonstrate the organizational and therapeutic problems which make it difficult for patients thus injured to rejoin society. Last but not least, young neurosurgeons were given the oppor­ tunity to present their research in short papers and posters. The publication of all these presentations would exceed the boundaries of the Advances. However, it is to be hoped that at least some of these good to excellent reports will find publication elsewhere. As in earlier years, the annual meeting of the German Association of Neurosurgical Nursing was held at the same time as 'that of the German Society for neurosurgery. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Rede zur Eröffnung der 37. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie....Pages 1-4 Otfrid Foerster and “Die Leitungsbahnen des Schmerzgefühls” (1927)....Pages 5-20 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Local Blood Flow and Local Metabolism in the Brain....Pages 23-26 Determination of Regional Glucose Metabolism in the Brain by Positron Emission Tomography Using 18 F-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose....Pages 27-31 Relationships Between Cerebral Perfusion and Electrical Activity in Man....Pages 32-34 Oxygen Metabolism and Microcirculation of the Brain in Various Conditions: Experimental Investigations....Pages 35-43 Prostaglandin and Thromboxane Production in Postischemic Gerbil Brain....Pages 44-47 Prostaglandin Metabolism Following Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 48-56 Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Recirculation Period After Prolonged Ischemia of the Cat Brain....Pages 57-62 A New Experimental Model of Sinus Thrombosis in Rats....Pages 63-66 Stable Xenon Effects on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Electroencephalography in Normal Baboons and Volunteers....Pages 67-71 Pathophysiology of Experimental Brain Infarction....Pages 72-78 Experimental Basis for Secondary Prophylaxis in Atherosclerosis of Brain-Supplying Arteries....Pages 79-81 Improvement of Cerebral Blood Flow in Acute Ischemia of the Brain....Pages 82-88 The Effect of Nimodipine on Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation....Pages 89-93 The Influence of Barbiturates on Cerebral Metabolism in Patients with Borderline Cerebrovascular Reserve in Carotid Surgery....Pages 94-97 The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Cortical pO 2 in Cat and Human Brain....Pages 98-101 Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Evaluations with Iodine 123 Amphetamine (IMP) SPECT and Xenon 133 Inhalation in Cerebrovascular Disorders....Pages 102-107 Single Photon Emission CT (SPECT) with 99m Tc-HMPAO for Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Ischemic Stroke....Pages 108-110 Transcranial Doppler Sonographic Study of Flow Velocities Before and After AVM Removal — Normal Recordings and CO 2 Reactivity....Pages 111-116 Front Matter....Pages 21-21 Amino Acid Metabolism in Brain Tumors....Pages 117-123 Selective Effect of Adenosine on Tumor Blood Flow....Pages 124-126 Evaluation of Improvement in Microcirculation Using Visual Evoked Potentials....Pages 127-129 Spontaneous Recanalization of an Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery....Pages 130-134 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 The Role of the Anterior Choroidal Artery in Supplying the Amygdalo-unco-hippocampal Region....Pages 137-142 Presurgical Level I Intensive Evaluation of Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy....Pages 143-146 Presurgical Level II Evaluation of Epileptics....Pages 147-151 Preoperative Neuropsychological Evaluation of Patients with Temporolimbic Epilepsy....Pages 152-157 New Diagnostic Tools for Localizing the Epileptic Focus: Positron Emission Tomography of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Complex Partial Seizures....Pages 158-165 Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) with Xenon 133 in the Diagnosis of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy....Pages 166-168 Initial Experience with 99m Tc-Hexamethylpropyleneamine Oxime (HMPAO) SPECT in Patients with Focal Epilepsy....Pages 169-169 Single Cell Recordings of the Nucleus Amygdalae in Conscious Cats. A Contribution to Research into Focal Epilepsy....Pages 170-176 Morphological Causes of Focal Epilepsy that is Difficult to Regulate, and How It Can Be Influenced Operatively....Pages 177-182 Histopathological Study and Neurosurgical Findings in 17 Patients with Hamartomas Presenting Epileptic Seizures....Pages 183-188 Clinical and Neuropathological Findings in a Case of Hemimegalencephaly....Pages 189-192 Recent Results from Epilepsy Surgery in Children and Adults....Pages 193-195 Experiences with the Treatment of Complex Partial Seizures by Selective Amygdalo-Hippocampectomy....Pages 196-200 Thirty-five Years’ Experience with Surgery of Nontumorous Epilepsy....Pages 201-204 Chronic Cerebellar Stimulation in the Treatment of Epilepsy....Pages 205-209 Long-term Results of Stereotactic Surgery for Therapy-Resistant, Mainly Partial Epilepsies....Pages 210-213 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Pharmacoresistance and Surgical Treatment in Temporal Lobe Epilepsies....Pages 214-216 Results of Surgical Treatment in 300 Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy....Pages 217-219 Epilepsy Surgery in Bonn from 1950 to 1985: A Retrospective Uncontrolled Clinical Evaluation of 62 Operated Epileptics....Pages 220-228 Surgical Treatment of Pharmacoresistant Epilepsies in Children and Adolescents....Pages 229-232 The Periosteal-Dural-Cerebral Scar, a Component of the So-called Growing Fracture: Long-term Experience of Neurosurgical Treatment....Pages 233-234 Morphological Findings in Patients with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 235-237 Cerebral Imaging in Epileptic Disease: Results of Magnetic Resonance Imaging When Computed Tomography is Within Normal Limits....Pages 238-244 Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Speech Areas and Central Region of the Left Hemisphere....Pages 245-249 Seizures as an Atypical Symptom of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage....Pages 250-252 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 Rehabilitation of Patients with Organic Brain Damage After Diseases Requiring Neurosurgery....Pages 255-258 Early Rehabilitation of Patients with Severe Craniocerebral Injuries. Organizational Regulation and Problems of Workmen’s Compensation Insurance....Pages 259-263 Rehabilitation of Head-Injured Patients in Edinburgh....Pages 264-266 On the Need for Rehabilitating Persons with Craniocerebral Injuries of Varying Severity....Pages 267-269 The Rehabilitation of Aphasics in an Acute Clinic....Pages 270-271 Rehabilitation After Severe Head Injuries....Pages 272-277 Prognosis for Vocational Rehabilitation in Patients with Traumatic Epilepsy....Pages 278-282 Neuroactive Substances Influencing Regenerative Processes in the Central Nervous System: Neurobiological and Clinical Aspects....Pages 283-289 Rehabilitative Surgery of Lesions of the Caudal Cranial Nerves....Pages 290-291 Psychological Rehabilitation of Patients with High Level Cervical Spinal Cord Lesions by Means of Automatic Bedside Projection Equipment for Reading Belletristic Literature....Pages 292-293 Arteriovenous Malformations in Childhood: Clinical Presentation, Results After Surgical Treatment, and Long-term Follow-up....Pages 294-296 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 How Good Are the Good Results in Aneurysm Surgery? Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation of Early and Late Operated Patients with Cerebral Aneurysm....Pages 297-301 Plasticity of the Brain After Extensive Cerebral Infarction: Report of a Case and Discussion....Pages 302-305 Autogenic Training as a Means of Early Rehabilitation of the Nucleotomy Patient: A Model Showing the Integration of Autogenic Training into the Patient’s Neurosurgical Treatment During His Hospitalization....Pages 306-309 Early Results of Systemic Extension Therapy in Patients with Herniated Lumbar Discs and Similar Conditions....Pages 310-313 Post-traumatic Syringomyelia: Results of Seven Shunt Operations in the Light of Pre- and Postoperative MRI Findings....Pages 314-320 Early Rehabilitation in Neurosurgery: Summary and Future Prospects....Pages 321-322 Back Matter....Pages 323-332