Part I - General Principles -- 1. Robotics in Neurosurgery: Overture -- 2. Historical Perspectives -- 3. General principles of robotics -- 4. Image Guidance for Intracranial Surgery with Supervisory-Control Robots -- Part II - Robot Assisted Neurosurgery: Clinical Applications -- 5. Robotics in Functional Neurosurgery -- 6. Robotics in Epilepsy Surgery -- 7. Robotic SEEG-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation -- 8. Robotics in Laser Ablation Procedures -- 9. Nuances of Robotics Applied in Children -- 10. Robotic Assisted Endoscopy -- 11. Robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy -- 12. Robot-assisted drug delivery to the brain -- 13. Robotics in Radiosurgery -- 14. Robotic Navigated Laser Craniotomy: Current applications and future developments. -- 15. Small footprint stereotactic robotic devices -- 16. Robotics in Spine Procedures -- Part III - Rehabilitation and Assistive Robots -- 17. Rehabilitation and assistive robotics: shared principles and common applications -- 18. A brief summary of the article: "An exoskeleton controlled by an epidural wireless brain-machine interface in a tetraplegic patient: a proof-of-concept demonstration" -- Part IV - Special Topics -- 19. Robotics in Neurosurgical Training.

This book provides a state-of-the art review of this field and demonstrates the basic applications of robotic surgery in the field of neurosurgery, exposing its basic principles, practical technical nuances, and advantages and limitations related to the technology. It also provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information. Robotics in Neurosurgery: Principles and Practice will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons, engineers and researchers dealing with, and interested in, this challenging and promising field in robotics applied to neurosurgery.