This volume brings forth a comprehensive exploration of all aspects of cerebral and intracranial biopsies designed to serve as an essential tool for clinicians, researchers, and medical students involved in the care and study of patients with brain disorders. The chapters in this cover a wide array of topics such as surgical techniques for performing brain biopsies, including approaches to both cerebral and skull base biopsies; protocols for handling biopsy samples, focusing on their use for histomolecular diagnosis; indications and outcomes of brain biopsies in patients with brain tumors and those with cryptogenic neurological disease; perioperative management of patients undergoing brain biopsy; and a discussion on the latest innovations and research in this rapidly growing field. In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your neurosurgery unit, or laboratory.

Cutting-edge and comprehensive, Brain Biopsies is a valuable resource for anyone involved in the care of patients requiring brain biopsies, from neurosurgeons, neurologists, radiologists, and pathologists.

Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

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Technical Aspects of Frame-Based Stereotactic Brain Biopsy, Neuronavigation-Assisted Brain Biopsy, and Open Brain Biopsy.- Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Technique with Robotic Assistance.- Comparison of Different Stereotactic Biopsy Systems: Frame-Based, Frameless, and Robotic Assisted.- The Role of Imaging in Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Preparation.- Surgical Biopsy from the Sphenoid Area to the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Tract: How to Manage?.- Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsies of the Skull, Skull-Base, Neck, and Cervical Spine.- Fluorescence as a Marker for Diagnostic Tissue in Stereotactic Biopsies.- Management of Brain Biopsy Samples: From Histological Examination to Biobanking and Multi-Omic Analysis.- Metagenomic for Brain Biopsies Samples of Infectious Lesions.- Cytomorphology and Flow Cytometry of Brain Biopsy Rinse Fluid.- Stereotactic Biopsies of Deep-Seated Supratentorial Tumors.- Stereotactic Biopsy of Pineal Region Tumors.- Stereotactic Brainstem Biopsies in Adult and Pediatric Patients.- The Place of Brain Biopsy in Patients with Primary CNS Lymphoma Suspicion.- Stereotactic Biopsies in Elderly Patients.- Management of Non-Diagnostic and Inconclusive Cases after Stereotactic Brain Biopsy.- Brain Biopsy for Cryptogenic Neurological Diseases in Adult Patients.- Brain Biopsy for Cryptogenic Neurological Diseases in Pediatric Patients.- Impact of Brain Biopsy in HIV Patients.- Anesthesiology of Patients Undergoing Stereotactic Brain Biopsy.- Complications Associated with Stereotactic Brain Biopsies.- Outpatient Stereotactic Brain Biopsies.- Advances and Technological Innovations in Stereotactic Brain Biopsies.- Brain Biopsies and Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection in Preclinical Rodent Models.