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Table of Contents:

1 Brain Metabolism 1
2 Cerebral and Spinal Cord Blood Flow 19
3 Pathophysiology of Brain Injury 69
4 Cerebrospinal Fluid 83
5 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring 101
6 The Blood-Brain Barrier and Cerebral Edema 115
7 Effects of Anesthetic Agents and Other Drugs on Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolism, and Intracranial Pressure 129
8 Neuroradiology 145
9 Evoked Potentials 183
10 Neurophysiologic Brain Monitoring: Electroencephalography 201
11 Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography in Anesthesia and Neurosurgery 219
12 Intraoperative Fluid Management During Craniotomy 237
13 Care of the Acutely Unstable Patient 251
14 Supratentorial Masses: Surgical Considerations 275
15 Supratentorial Masses: Anesthetic Considerations 297
16 Posterior Fossa: Surgical Considerations 319
17 Posterior Fossa: Anesthetic Considerations 335
18 Cerebral Aneurysms: Surgical Considerations 353
19 Cerebral Aneurysms: Anesthetic Considerations 367
20 Interventional Neuroradiology and the Anesthetic Management of Patients with Arteriovenous Malformations 399
21 Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Neuroradiologic Procedures 425
22 Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease: Medical and Surgical Considerations 439
23 Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease: Anesthetic Considerations 459
24 Anesthesia for Epileptic Patients and for Epilepsy Surgery 473
25 Anesthesia for Pediatric Neurosurgery 501
26 Neurosurgical Diseases of the Spine and Spinal Cord: Surgical Considerations 531
27 Neurosurgical Diseases of the Spine and Spinal Cord: Anesthetic Considerations 557
28 Anesthetic Considerations in Patients With Neuroendocrine Disease 591
29 Neurologic Disease and Anesthesia 611
30 Postoperative and Intensive Care 623
31 Management of Severe Head Injury 663
32 Multisystem Sequelae of Severe Head Injury 693
33 Spinal Cord Injury 715
34 Ethical Considerations in the Care of Patients With Neurosurgical Disease 749