Main description:

The problems of surgical intervention in and about the diencephalic region have stimu lated the interest of neurosurgeons throughout the world. It was therefore not totally surprising when Professor A. N. Konovalov proposed this topic for discussion at the Fifth Annual Stonwin Medical Conference. Bringing the leading figures in this area to New York for a roundtable conference was an exciting challenge. Professor Russel H. Patterson, Jr., generously consented to be our guest of honor. The conference was held at the Winston Estate on July 13-14, 1987, and met our every expectation for a vigorous exchange of individual experiences and more importantly for a dialogue directed toward present and future expectations in the surgery of this region. In addition, the discussions at that small dinner at the Harvard Club of New York led to the creation of an exchange program for neurosurgical residents, fellows, and faculty members of the N. N. Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Academy of Medical Science, and the Department of Neurosurgery of the New York Neurological Institute, which was planned for the spring and summer of 1988. The Stonwin Conference and the exchange agreement and program fostered by the Harry Winston Medical Foundation, Inc., represent the fulfillment of goals con ceived by Harry Winston and promulgated by his sons Ronald and Bruce. Henry B. Roberts, Jr.

Contents:

I Basic Science.- 1 The Functional Organization of the Mammalian Dorsal Thalamus: Anatomy of the Primate Ventral Lateral Complex.- 2 Diencephalic Neurology: Hypothalamic Obesity and Emaciation.- 3 Neuropathological Considerations in Management of Deep-Seated Gliomas.- 4 Neuroradiology and Neuroimaging of the Diencephalon.- II The Diencephalon and Pain.- 5 Diecephalic Surgery for the Relief of Pain.- 6 Brain Stimulation for Pain Control.- III Surgical Experience in the Diencephalon.- 7 Superior Surgical Approaches to the Diencephalon: The Diencephalic and Paradiencephalic Regions.- 8 Superior Surgical Approaches to the Diencephalon: Surgery Around the Hypothalamus.- 9 Chiasmatic-Hypothalamic Tumors in Children.- 10 The Third Ventricular Region: Some Aspects of Third Ventricular Tumor Surgery.- 11 The Third Ventricular Region: Lesions of the Third Ventricle and the Surrounding Structures.- 12 Stereotactic Surgery of the Thalamus.- 13 Ventriculoscopy in Diencephalic and Sellar Neoplasm Resection.- 14 Surgical Treatment of Diencephalic Arteriovenous Malformations.- 15 Laser Surgery of Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations of the Diencephalon.- 16 The Relationship between Pituitary Adenomas and the Diencephalon.- 17 Surgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas: Comparison of Results by Different Operative Approaches.- Surgical Management of Craniopharyngiomas: Reoperation in the Management of Recurrent Craniopharyngioma.