Table of Contents

Section One: Fundamental Considerations:; 1. History of fourth ventricular surgery; 2. Correlative neuroanatomy of the fourth ventricle; 3. Microsurgical anatomy of the fourth ventricle; 4. Regional embryology of the fourth ventricle; 5. Neurology of the fourth ventricle; 6. Radiology of the fourth ventricle; 7. Pathology of lesions of the fourth ventricle; Section Two: Surgical Considerations:; Overview; 8. Surgical approaches to the fourth ventricle; Unique Issues: Neoplasms; 9. Medulloblastoma; 10. Astrocytoma; 11. Ependymoma 12. Dermoid/Epidermoid; 13. Choroid plexus papilloma; 14. Hemangioblastoma; 15. Foramen magnum tumors; Vascular abnormalities: 16. Aneurysms and vascular malformations related to the fourth ventricle; Developmental abnormalities; 17. Hydrocephalus and the fourth ventricle (eg. Dandy Walker malformation, trapped fourth ventricle) 18. Arachnoid and neuroepithelial cysts; 19. Chiari I malformation; 20. Chairi II malformation; 21. Encephaloceles; Infections: 22. Surgical management of fourth ventricular infections; 23. Complications unique to fourth ventricular surgery