Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on peripheral nerve disorders presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disorders. The cases are divided into four distinct areas of peripheral nerve pathology: entrapment and inflammatory neuropathies, peripheral nerve pain syndromes, peripheral nerve tumors, and peripheral nerve trauma.
Each chapter also contains 'pivot points' that illuminate changes required to manage patients in alternate or atypical situations, and pearls for accurate diagnosis, successful treatment, and effective complication management. Containing a focused review of medical evidence and expected outcomes, Peripheral Nerve Surgery is appropriate for neurosurgeons who wish to learn more about this subspecialty, and those preparing for the American Board of Neurological Surgery oral examination.
SECTION 1. Entrapment and Inflammatory Neuropathies Chapter 1. Median Neuropathy - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Meghan E. Lark, Nasa Fujihara, and Kevin C. Chung Chapter 2. Failed Carpal Tunnel Release - Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Christopher J. Winfree Chapter 3. Median Neuropathy - Pronator Teres Syndrome and Anterior Interosseous Neuropathy Russell A. Payne and Kimberly S. Harbaugh Chapter 4. Ulnar Neuropathy - Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Ron Ron Cheng and Abhay K. Varma Chapter 5. Ulnar Neuropathy - Guyon's Canal Syndrome Abhay K. Varma and Ron Ron Cheng Chapter 6. Radial Neuropathy - Saturday Night Palsy and Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy Sethesh Mansinghani, Xiaoming Qi, and Jason H. Huang Chapter 7. Suprascapular Neuropathy Andres A. Maldonado and Robert J. Spinner Chapter 8. Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Pascal Lavergne and Helene T. Khuong Chapter 9. Peroneal Neuropathy - Fibular Tunnel Syndrome Thomas J. Wilson and Robert J. Spinner Chapter 10. Tibial Neuropathy - Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Daniel A. Lyons and David L. Brown Chapter 11. Piriformis Syndrome and Other Nerve Entrapments of the Posterior Pelvis Aaron G. Filler Chapter 12. Brachial Plexitis - Parsonage-Turner Syndrome Sandra Hearn Chapter 13. Peripheral Nerve Biopsy Miriana Popadich and Thomas J. Wilson SECTION 2. Peripheral Nerve Pain Syndromes Chapter 14. Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neuropathy - Meralgia Paresthetica Srinivas Chiravuri Chapter 15. Saphenous Neuropathy Anna Zdunczyk and Nora F. Dengler Chapter 16. Occipital Neuralgia Orion Paul Keifer, Jr., Yarema B. Bezchlibnyk, Ashley Diaz, and Nicholas Boulis Chapter 17. Neuropathic Groin Pain Stacy N. Wong and Line G. Jacques SECTION 3. Peripheral Nerve Tumors Chapter 18. Nerve Sheath Tumors - Schwannomas and Neurofibromas Christian Heinen and Thomas Kretschmer Chapter 19. Dumbbell Nerve Sheath Tumors Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar and Mark A. Mahan Chapter 20. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Marie-Noelle Hebert-Blouin SECTION 4. Peripheral Nerve Trauma Chapter 21. Adult Total Brachial Plexus Injury Mustafa Nadi and Rajiv Midha Chapter 22. Adult Upper Trunk Brachial Plexus Injury Jared M. Pisapia, Zarina S. Ali, Gregory G. Heuer, and Eric L. Zager Chapter 23. Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy Raymond Tse and Angelo B. Lipira Chapter 24. Axillary Nerve Injury Russel A. Payne and Elias B. Rizk Chapter 25. Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury Kevin Chan, Rishi Dihr, and Michael Fox Chapter 26. Facial Nerve Injury Mariano Socolovsky, Rafael Torino, and Leandro Pretto Flores Chapter 27. Emergent Nerve Injury Amgad S. Hanna, Lisa M. Block, and A. Neil Salyapongse Chapter 28. Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injury Christian Heinen and Thomas Kretschmer Chapter 29. Nerve Transfers for Spinal Cord Injury Daniel Hafez, Adam Bevan, and Wilson Z. Ray
Thomas J. Wilson, MD is currently Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Peripheral Nerve Surgery at Stanford University. He earned his MD from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, where he was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship. He completed his residency in neurological surgery at the University of Michigan and a fellowship in peripheral nerve surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. His research interests include peripheral nerve outcomes research, advancing options for patients with peripheral nerve pathologies, and translational research focused on deriving methods for data-driven intraoperative decision making using intraoperative electrophysiology, advanced imaging techniques, and genetic expression information. Lynda J-S Yang, MD, PhD graduated from Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Michigan Neurosurgery, and national / international fellowships in Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve surgery. She serves as a Professor in Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, as well as the Director of the Interdisciplinary Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Program, emphasizing clinical expertise and outcomes research. She has co-edited books and co-authored chapters on the topic.
