Synopses & Reviews
Indispensable for both the trainee and experienced professional, this is the only truly comprehensive account of the major role of the neurosurgeon in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain. The elite panel of contributors were chosen due to their expertise and international reputations. The result of their achievement covers the whole spectrum from criteria for patient selection and the details of operative techniques, to the risks, complications, and expected outcomes for a wide variety of anatomic, ablative, and augmentative neurosurgical procedures in treating chronic, intractable pain. The neurosurgeon will find here chapters on the latest neuroaugmentative advances utilizing electrical stimulation and implantable drug infusion systems as well as a useful section providing algorithms and guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of specific pain syndromes. Over 100 photographs and exquisite line drawings - many specifically commissioned for this book - enhance the text. Invaluable for acquiring the critical judgement and clinical skills necessary to apply the procedures involved.
Synopsis
Neurosurgical Management of Pain presents the full range of procedures for the management of chronic, intractable pain. Criteria for patient selection, the details of operative techniques, risks, complications, and expected outcomes are offered for a wide variety of anatomic, ablative, and augmentative neurosurgical procedures for the treatment of pain. Chapters on the latest neuroaugmentative advances utilizing electrical stimulation and implantable drug infusion systems are included as well as a useful section providing algorithms and guidelines for evaluation and treatment of specific pain syndromes. Over 100 exquisite line drawings and photographs augment the text. For both the trainee and experienced neurosurgeon, this volume is invaluable for acquiring the critical judgement and clinical skills necessary to apply these procedures.
Table of Contents
Contents: Physiology of Pain.- Medical and Psychological Aspects of Pain.- Rehabilitation and Treatment Outcome.- Chronic Nociceptive Pain Syndromes: Non-Cancer Pain/Cancer Pain.- Peripheral Neuropathic and Sympathetically Maintained Pain Syndromes.- Chronic Facial Pain.- Chronic Pain Sydromes of the CNS.- Pharmacotherapy.- Peripheral Nerve Procedures.- Sympathectomy.- DREZ Lesions.- Cordotomy and Myelectomy.- Trigeminal Nerve and Ganglion Procedures.- Ablative Intracranial Procedures.- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation.- Spinal Cord Stimulation.- Brain Stimulation.- Implantable Drug Delivery Systems.- Algorithms and Guidelines for: Facial Pain, Cancer Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Chrnic Low Back Pain.