Arachnoid Cysts State-of-the-Art

This book provides an in-depth review of the knowledge of craniospinal arachnoid cysts, with emphasis on epidemiology, genetics, neuroimaging, clinical presentations, and operative management. Sections on postoperative complications, outcome, and medicolegal aspects of this entity are also included. This richly illustrated book will help the reader in choosing the most appropriate way to manage this challenging neurosurgical disease process. This work also considers future areas of investigation and innovative therapeutic philosophies. This comprehensive reference book will be an ideal source for neuroscientists at all levels of their training in multiple different disciplines, from graduate students to specific research scientists studying this topic, including neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, pediatricians, and those seeking both basic and more sophisticated information regarding craniospinal arachnoid cysts.

Mehmet Turgut, MD, PhD, is Professor of Neurosurgery at Aydin Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey. He graduated from the Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey and later specialized in neurosurgery in Hacettepe University Hospitals, Ankara, Turkey. In 2004, he received the PhD degree from the Department of Embryology and Histology, Ege University Health Sciences Institute, Izmir, Turkey. His fields of expertise and research interests are broad and include developmental neuroscience, pediatric neurosurgery, infectious diseases of the central nervous system, and peripheral nerve surgery. Dr. Turgut is an editorial board member for 25 international journals including European Spine Journal, Surgical Neurology International, Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, Journal of Spine, Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, Journal ofSpine & Neurosurgery, and Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice and a reviewer for a wide range of international journals and research programs. Dr. Turgut is the lead or co-author of more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and about 74 book chapters and he is one of the editors in 16 books including Pituitary Apoplexy, Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System: Diagnosis and Treatment, Complications of CSF Shunting in Hydrocephalus: Prevention, Identification and Management, The Chiari Malformations, The Sutures of the Skull: Anatomy, Embryology, Imaging, and Surgery; Subdural Hematoma: Past to Present to Future Management.

Ali Akhaddar, MD, IFAANS, is Full Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical School, Mohammed V University in Rabat (Morocco) and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Avicenne Military Hospital of Marrakech (Morocco) since 2013. He was an Expert Member of the Scientific Committees of the National Scientific andTechnological Research Center of Morocco (CNRST) from 2011 to 2017. Dr Akhaddar is an International Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), the French speaking society of Neurosurgery (SNCLF), and the Russian Academy of Natural History (RANH). His fields of expertise and research interests include central nervous system infections, spinal surgery, pituitary tumors, stereotactic surgery, history of medicine, and medical writing. He has received many awards during his career, including from the Moroccan Society of Neurosurgery (2007), the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies [Traveling Fellowship Award: Nagoya 2007, Boston 2009 and Seoul 2013], the University of Mohammed V in Rabat (2011 and 2017) and the French Society of Hospitals’ History (SFHH) (2014). In 2020, he was awarded the COMSTECH Best Scientific Book award by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Dr Akhaddar is the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Neurology International [Infection]. He is a reviewer for many medical journals including World Neurosurgery, Headache, BMC Infectious diseases, BMC Pediatrics, BMC Surgery, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Spine Surgery, Journal of Pain Research, Childs Nervous System, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. He is the author of ten previous books (five with Springer* and one translated into Chinese); and has authored and co-authored more than 300 papers published in peer-reviewed journals (186 indexed in PubMed*) (219 indexed in Scopus* Author ID: 22978603700, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5743-2777) and eighteen book chapters.

Ahmet T. Turgut, MD, is Professor of Radiology at Ankara Medipol University in Ankara, Turkey. He has nearly 25 years’ experience in the field of radiology with key roles in diagnostics, academics and administration. Dr. Turgut’s research interests include diagnostic and interventional oncologic imaging and the use of hybrid imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in particular. He has published more than 100 original papers in peer-reviewed journals and has authored 60 chapters in several textbooks in English including many on neuroradiology. He is editor of three reference books published by Springer. Dr. Turgut has given more than 90 invited lectures at distinguished scientific meetings including the European Congress of Radiology, International Congress of Radiology and Annual Meetings of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), Asian Ocenian Society of Radiology and European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR). He served as the Congress President in ESUR 2013, 20th Annual Meeting of the ESUR held in Istanbul, Turkey. He has been honored as an elected-fellow of the ESUR in 2006. He served as executiv