Hydrocephalus
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-61303-1 (ISBN)
Ahmed Ammar, MBChB, DMSc, FICS, FACS, has been a Professor and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the KFHU, Dammam University since 1987. He graduated from the Medical School in 1977 and started his Neurosurgery training program at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in 1979. He subsequently moved to Japan’s Shinshu University, where he completed his doctorate in Neurosurgery in 1984. This was followed by a fellowship at the Dept. of Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh University, USA, in 1989. He wrote the first Head Trauma Protocol for MOH, SA 2013, and has published over 100 manuscripts in international journals and chapters in 7 books. He was editor of the book “Ethics in Neurosurgery Practice,” published by Springer in 2014. Prof. Ammar has a special interest in pediatric neurosurgery. His current scientific research focuses on the long-term outcomes of mild head trauma (in progress), the long-term outcomes of hydrocephalus (finished) and the Wide Genome for Epilepsy (in progress). He has also designed and patented four neurosurgical instruments and been recognized with the following awards: the Life Time Achievement in Medicine/ Neurosurgery Award, Venous International Foundation, 2016, Walter E Dandy Neurosurgical International Society Award, 2015, Saudi Neurosurgical Society Medal of Appreciation 2014, and the Saud Neuroscience Society Appreciation Award 2009.
Part I- Introduction: Preface.- Scientific History of Hydrocephalus.- Value based Medicine- Ethical issues and hydrocephalus.- Evidence Based Medicine- Hydrocephalus.- Part II Etiology and pathophysiology of hydrocephalus: Pathophysiology of hydrocephalus.- Understand Hydrocephalus-Genetic's theories.- Post SAH hydrocephalus.- Normal Pressure hydrocephalus.- Post infection and multiple loculated hydrocephalus.- Arrested Hydrocephalus.- Part III- Clinical Presentation: Clinical presentations of hydrocephalus in neonates and children.- Clinical presentation of Hydrocephalus in Adults.- Radiological diagnosis of hydrocephalus.- Part IV- Management of hydrocephalus: Strategic plans for management of hydrocephalus.- Endoscopic management and CPC.- Shunts and shunt complications.- Anesthesia for hydrocephalic patient.- Anesthesia for large heads patients.- Good long time of hydrocephalus.- Part V- Complex hydrocephalus: Complex hydrocephalus.- Posterior fossa anomalies and hydrocephalus.- Dandy walker syndrome.- Brain atrophy and brain anomalies and hydrocephalus.- Part VI- Fetal hydrocephalus: Pros and cons of fetal surgery.- Intrauterine shunt.
Erscheinungsdatum | 12.01.2018 |
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Zusatzinfo | XIII, 369 p. 134 illus., 100 illus. in color. With online files/update. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 659 g |
Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie |
Schlagworte | Anesthesi • Bioethics • CSF dynamic • Dandy walker syndrome • Evidence Based Medicine • Hydrocephalus genetics • Medicine • Medicine: general issues • Neurology • Neurology & clinical neurophysiology • Neurology & clinical neurophysiology • Neurosciences • neurosurgery • Posterior fossa anomalies • Radiological diagnosi • Third ventriculostomy • Value based medicine • V-P shunts |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-61303-0 / 3319613030 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-61303-1 / 9783319613031 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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