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Preface
List of Contributors
Cerebral Blood Flow: Physiology and Pharmacology 1
Practical Aspects of Spinal Cord Physiology 17
Cerebrospinal Fluid: Physiology and Pharmacology 27
Cerebral Blood Flow: Physiology and Pathologic Conditions 51
Cerebrovascular Responses to Shock During Resuscitation 69
Intraoperative Electrophysiologic Monitoring 81
Noninvasive Measurement of Brain Vascular Hemoglobin Saturation 93
Aids and the CNS: Anesthetic Implications 103
Anesthesia and Intracranial Pressure 119
The Importance or Irrelevance of Intracranial Pressure in Elective Neurosurgery 139
Anesthetic Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury 145
Airway Management of Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Compression 157
Anesthetic Management of Patients with Head Trauma 165
Anesthetic Management of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury 179
Why is My Patient Not Waking Up After Neurosurgery? 187
Brain Monitoring in the Critical Care Unit 195
Anesthesia for Posterior Fossa Surgery 211
Anesthesia for Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery 237
Muscle Relaxants in Neuroanesthesia 245
Air Embolism 251
Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy 281
Anesthetic Considerations for Infants and Neonates 287
Fluid Management in Elective Neurosurgery 293
Monitoring in Neuroanesthesia 305
Cerebral Protective Effects of Anesthetics 311
Hypothermia: Physiology and Clinical Application 323
Drug Induced Depression of CMRO[subscript 2] During Aneurysm Clipping 329
Use of Calcium Entry Blockers for Brain Protection 341
Free Radicals and Brain Damage 353
Neurologic Complications of Cardiac Surgery 371
Cerebral Effects of the Newer Anesthetic Agents 381
Neurotoxicity of Anesthetics 391