Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2000
ReviewCerebral protection before, during and after neurosurgical procedures.
Not only the pathology but also the neurosurgical procedure itself can lead to an impairment of cerebral structures. This may cause neurological symptoms like confusion, disorientation or cognitive deficits which have hardly been noticed until now. ⋯ As an example of the effectiveness, based on our own experiences and international trials, two different medical drugs, Nimodipine and Cerebrolysin, are presented. In conclusion one has to realize that nowadays neurosurgeons have to focus their interest more and more to neuroprotective adjuvant treatment possibilities.
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Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · Jan 2000
ReviewThe idea of stereotaxy toward minimally invasive neurosurgery.
The idea of stereotaxy in modern neurosurgery is reviewed. Stereotactic surgery has been one of the particular neurosurgical techniques mainly used for functional disorders. ⋯ Functional neurosurgery itself is also changing in the sense that many alternative surgical procedures are now available due to the progress in neuroscience. The original premise of stereotaxy is exactly the same as that of minimally invasive neurosurgery today.