Normal Aging, Dementia, and Neurodegenerative Disease Kejal Kantarci David J. Irwin John Q. Trojanowski Clifford R. Jack Jr. Introduction Elderly population around the world is rapidly increasing. With increasing life…
Intracranial Infection L. Celso Hygino da Cruz Jr Introduction Despite advances in antibiotic therapy, infectious diseases continue to be a threat to life and livelihood. Central nervous system (CNS) infections…
Head Trauma Jason F. Talbott Alisa Gean Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction Jeremy J. Heit Michael P. Marks Stroke is a commonly used but imprecise term that describes a frequently devastating clinical event—the sudden onset of a persistent…
Intracranial Vascular Malformations and Aneurysms Nicholas A. Telischak Huy M. Do Since the last edition of this chapter, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has firmly established itself in depiction of lesions…
Intracranial Hemorrhage Scott W. Atlas Keith R. Thulborn The initial recognition of intracranial hemorrhage has crucial and immediate implications for further diagnostic workup, clinical management, and ultimately patient outcome. Although…
Pediatric Brain Tumors Robert A. Zimmerman Larissa T. Bilaniuk Introduction Tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in pediatric patients are the second most common form of neoplasia (1). They…
Adult Brain Tumors Bruno Telles Francesco D’Amore Mahesh V. Jayaraman Jerrold L. Boxerman Meng Law Mark S. Shiroishi Alexander Lerner Primary brain tumors are uncommon. They account for less than…
White Matter Diseases and Inherited Metabolic Disorders Maria A. Rocca Annette O. Nusbaum Martina Absinta Otto Rapalino Kar-Ming Fung Massimo Filippi Despite more than three decades of evolution and maturation…
