International Congress Series

Contents
pp. vii-xiii(7)

Preface
pp. v-v(1)

Editorial Board
pp. iii-iii(1)

Internal carotid artery: correlative anatomy as a guide to surgery
pp. 3-18(16)
Authors: Keller J.T.; van Loveren H.R.; Sepahi A.N.; Zuccarello M.

Microsurgical anatomy and operative approaches to the lateral ventricles
pp. 19-27(9)
Authors: Fujii K.; Tanaka R.; Oka H.; Nagata S.; Rhoton A.L.

Microsurgical anatomy around the anterior clinoid process
pp. 29-35(7)
Authors: Natori Y.; Fukui M.; Rhoton A.L.

Pre-embolization study of ruptured cerebral aneurysm with rotational and 3D reconstruction angiography
pp. 39-52(14)
Authors: Castano-Duque C.H.; Guardia-Mas E.; de Juan-Delago M.; Ruscalleda-Nadal J.

Surgical treatment of basilar top aneurysms
pp. 53-65(13)
Authors: Han D.H.; Lee C.-H.; Oh C.-W.

Hunting intracranial aneurysms: a report of two cases
pp. 67-74(8)
Author: Mahmood E.

Surgical treatment of giant internal carotid artery aneurysms
pp. 75-84(10)
Authors: Mizoi K.; Kinouchi H.; Takahashi A.; Yoshimoto T.

Large anterior choroidal segment aneurysm: cases report
pp. 85-91(7)
Authors: Gadea M.S.; Evans T.; Mora M.A.

Basilar trunk aneurysms: the rhomboid approach
pp. 93-98(6)
Author: Gadea M.S.

Surgery of acutely ruptured cerebral aneurysms aided by three-dimensional computerized tomography angiography without conventional angiography
pp. 99-107(9)
Authors: Matsumoto M.; Endo Y.; Sakuma J.; Konno Y.; Sato M.; Suzuki K.; Sasaki T.; Kodama N.

New endoscope-assisted aneurysm clipping
pp. 109-118(10)
Authors: Kato Y.; Sano H.; Nagahisa S.; Iwata S.; Das' K.B.; Kanno T.

Matrix: new bio-absorbable polymeric coils for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms
pp. 119-126(8)
Authors: Murayama Y.; Vinuela F.; Tateshima S.

Patient-specific vascular models for endovascular and open operative procedures
pp. 129-138(10)
Authors: Bullitt E.; Aylward S.

Evaluation of virtual endoscopy for application in clinical neurosciences
pp. 141-151(11)
Authors: Auer D.P.; Sendtner P.; Schneider G.; Auer L.M.

Visualization of major fiber tracts and cortical functions in patients with cerebral gliomas
pp. 153-163(11)
Authors: Auer D.P.; Putz B.; Auer L.M.

Management of craniopharyngioma in children: the present and future
pp. 165-172(8)
Authors: Kang J.-K.; Lee K.-S.

Surgery of deep-seated brain tumors
pp. 173-183(11)
Authors: Sasajima H.; Mineura K.; Hashimoto N.

Immunotoxin therapy for primary malignant brain tumors
pp. 185-197(13)
Authors: Kim K.-U.; Vallera D.A.; Ni H.-T.; Cho K.H.; Spellman S.R.; Low W.C.; Hall W.A.

Simulating minimally invasive neurosurgical interventions using an active manipulator
pp. 199-210(12)
Authors: Auer L.M.; Starkie S.; Auer D.P.; Davies B.

Search for effective therapy against glioblastoma multiforme-clinical immunisation with autologous glioma cells transduced with the human interferon- gene
pp. 211-220(10)
Authors: Salford L.G.; Siesjo P.; Skagerberg G.; Persson B.R.R.; Larsson E.-M.; Lindvall M.; Visse E.; Widegren B.

Diagnostic molecular genetics and its application to clinical decision in brain tumors
pp. 221-229(9)
Authors: Hashimoto N.; Murakami M.; Sasajima H.; Takahashi Y.; Mineura K.

Respective indications of radiosurgery and microsurgery in the management of cavernous sinus meningiomas
pp. 231-245(15)
Authors: Roche P.-H.; Hayashi M.; Regis J.

Surgery for craniopharyngiomas extending outside the suprasellar cistern
pp. 247-263(17)
Authors: Shirane R.; Su C.-C.; Kusaka Y.; Jokura H.; Yoshimoto T.

Surgical treatment of petroclival meningioma with special reference to timing of radiosurgery for residual tumor
pp. 265-274(10)
Authors: Sato S.; Kayama T.; Sakurada K.; Kuroki A.; Jokura H.; Yoshimoto T.

The feasibility of transposition of the vertebral artery in the lateral approach for lesions situated anterior to the spinal cord around the craniovertebral junction
pp. 275-286(12)
Author: Asano T.

Anterior transpetrosal approach for petroclival tumors
pp. 287-291(5)
Authors: Kawase T.; Yoshida K.; Uchida K.; Ohira T.

Endoscope-assisted microsurgery for lesions in cerebello-pontine angle
pp. 293-295(3)
Authors: Kanno T.; Okuma I.; Kato Y.

Opposite effects of cis-parinaric acid on activities of p38 MAPK and c-Jun N-terminal kinases in malignant rat astrocytoma cells
pp. 297-309(13)
Authors: Traynelis V.C.; Zaheer A.; Sahu S.K.

A study of prognostic factors and therapy of intracranial glioma
pp. 311-315(5)
Authors: Huo W.Y.; Zhang Y.

High-risk carotid endarterectomy and high-risk carotid surgery: is surgery or stenting the best choice?
pp. 319-326(8)
Author: Loftus C.M.

Carotid stenting with distal balloon protection: technical considerations (preliminary experience)
pp. 327-341(15)
Authors: Vitek J.J.; Al-Mubarak N.; New G.; Iyer S.S.; Roubin G.S.

Combined carotid and coronary revascularization
pp. 343-355(13)
Authors: Link M.J.; Meyer F.B.; Orszulak T.A.; Fode-Thomas N.C.

Carotid endarterectomy using regional anesthesia in high-risk patients
pp. 357-365(9)
Author: Harbaugh R.E.

Emergency carotid endarterectomy
pp. 367-370(4)
Authors: Endo S.; Abdelaal M.A.; Hayashi N.; Kuwayama N.; Hirashima Y.; Kubo M.; Matsumura N.

Carotid endarterectomy for patients with carotid artery stenosis and reconstructive surgery for blunt injury of the common carotid artery
pp. 371-374(4)
Authors: Shima T.; Yamane K.; Nishida M.; Okada Y.

Surgery for the cavernous angioma in the brainstem
pp. 377-379(3)
Authors: Hongo K.; Kobayashi S.

A new model of cortical plasticity using rat whisker barrel cortex
pp. 383-393(11)
Authors: Hodge C.; Stevens R.; Yamamoto T.; Nguyen T.; Dubroff J.; Zhu W.; McCasland J.

Cell and tissue damage in relation to apoptosis-linked molecules in experimental cerebral ischemia-reperfusion and traumatic spinal cord injury
pp. 395-401(7)
Authors: Yamamoto T.; Saito N.; Ogata M.; Abe H.; Shimizu S.

Clinical application of electroneurophysiology for cerebrovascular diseases: a historical aspect
pp. 405-410(6)
Author: Suzuki A.

Lateral suboccipital approach and utility of lateral arched skin incision in the treatment of vertebral and lower basilar artery aneurysm
pp. 411-418(8)
Authors: Yasui N.; Hadeishi H.; Suzuki A.; Kamiyama K.

EC/IC bypass using a long-vein graft
pp. 421-435(15)
Author: Eguchi T.

Retroauricular subcutaneous Dacron or Gore-Tex tunnel for extracranial-intracranial autologous vein bypass
pp. 437-444(8)
Authors: Okada Y.; Hori T.; Kawamata T.; Shima T.

Posterior cerebral epilepsy: special considerations
pp. 447-470(24)
Author: Grabow J.D.

Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory partial epileptic seizures: a short-term and long-term investigations in Japan-seven institutes study
pp. 471-479(9)
Authors: Asakura T.; Nakamura K.; Yatsushiro K.; Shimizu N.; Ishijima B.; Ohtsuki T.; Yoshimoto T.; Taira T.; Kawamura H.; Takakura K.; Moritake K.; Hori T.; Taneda M.

Diagnostic and therapeutic neurosurgical procedures in epilepsy surgery
pp. 481-486(6)
Author: Shih Y.-H.

Management strategy for carotid artery steno-occlusion
pp. 489-493(5)
Authors: Kim D.-S.; Yoo D.S.; Huh P.W.; Kim J.K.; Cho K.S.; Kang J.K.

Management of patients with ischemic stroke
pp. 495-507(13)
Author: Nakagawara J.

Management of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus by using lumboperitoneal shunt system with the Codman Hakim programmable valve: 6 years of clinical experience
pp. 511-517(7)
Authors: Kuwana N.; Chang C.-C.; Ito S.; Yokoyama T.

Higher brain function disturbance in Parkinson's disease patients: an evaluation based on electrophysiological investigation
pp. 521-537(17)
Authors: Hirata K.; Zeng X.H.; Hozumi A.; Tanaka H.; Yamazaki K.; Pascual-Marqui R.D.; Lehmann D.

Early experience of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in Korea
pp. 541-544(4)
Author: Whang C.J.

CyberKnife radiosurgery for brain and spinal tumors
pp. 545-552(8)
Author: Adler J.R.

A frameless stereotactic radiosurgery system: utilization of a mobile CT, mask immobilization and micro-multileaf collimators
pp. 553-560(8)
Authors: Kubota T.; Takeuchi H.; Ishii H.; Sato K.; Handa Y.; Yoshida M.; Ito H.

Clinical experience with a new load-sharing anterior cervical plate
pp. 563-579(17)
Authors: Apfelbaum R.I.; Dailey A.T.; Soleau S.; Barbera J.

Surgical technique in spinal dysraphism-variations on a theme
pp. 581-585(5)
Author: Karagiozov K.L.

Anterior cervical dissectomy with intervertebral bioactive glass-ceramic prostheses replacement
pp. 587-589(3)
Authors: Vaverka M.; Hrabalek L.

Cervical spinal injury: experience with 82 cases
pp. 591-596(6)
Authors: Alam N.; Haque M.R.; Kamaluddin M.; Sarker A.C.; Murshed A.K.M.A.; Khan M.S.K.; Saha S.K.; Rahman M.R.; Chowdhury T.A.; Chowdhury F.H.

Anterior microsurgery in multisegmental cervical spondylosis
pp. 597-601(5)
Authors: Bao S.D.; Seifert V.; Ge W.Y.; Lee T.

Controlled drainage of lumbar cerebrospinal fluid for the management of increased intracranial pressure in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
pp. 605-610(6)
Authors: Schmiedek P.; Bauhuf C.; Horn P.; Vajkoczy P.; Munch E.

Prevention of vasospasm-cisternal irrigation therapy with urokinase and ascorbic acid
pp. 611-622(12)
Authors: Sasaki T.; Matsumoto M.; Suzuki K.; Konno Y.; Sakuma J.; Kodama N.

The development of neurosurgery in Vietnam
pp. 623-625(3)
Author: Nho V.V.

Comparison of the long-term results of microvascular decompression and percutaneous trigeminal neurolysis for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
pp. 629-643(15)
Author: Apfelbaum R.I.

The neuron saga
pp. 645-650(6)
Author: Fodstad H.

Functional neuroimaging in psychiatry
pp. 651-661(11)
Authors: Maurer K.; Prvulovic D.; Zanella F.E.; Linden D.E.J.

A proposal for the active treatment at subacute and chronic stages in cases of traumatic and vascular diseases
pp. 663-666(4)
Authors: Kanno T.; Okuma I.

Author index
pp. 667-669(3)

Keyword index
pp. 671-673(3)