Principles of Neurosurgery

Principles of Neurosurgery 2e provides a broad overview of neurosurgery to house officers in the clinical neurosciences. The chapters cover all core areas within neurosurgery and the coverage is comprehensive without being encyclopedic. Numerous colour illustrations including tables, algorithms, photographs and flow charts elucidate the text.

Included within the 50 chapters is coverage of pediatric neurosurgery, neurovascular surgery, pre and post operative care of the patient, neuroradiology, trauma, spine, oncology, pituitary adenomas, cranial base neurosurgery, image guided neurosurgery, treatment of pain, and epilepsy surgery.

Updated to include all the latest developments, Principles of Neurosurgery 2e is the most easily accessible neurosurgery book on the market today.

Features

* * 50 up to date , highly referenced and practical chapters

* An A - Z of neurosurgery in one volume

* Content oriented specifically towards the resident or trainee neurosurgeon

* Highly illustrated in 4 color

* Management algorithms assist in clinical practice

* Didactic approach aids cinical practice

* Succinct and easy to read

* * Includes pediatric neurosurgery

What's New

* * New imaging techniques

* New developments in minimally invasive surgical techniques

* Complete overhaul of surgery for epilepsy section

* Thoroughly revised artwork program

* * Extra coverage of pediatric neurosurgery

Contents

1, Landmarks in the History of Neurosurgery, James Tait Goodrich

2, Increased Intracranial Pressure, Cerebral Edema , and Brain Herniation, Setti Rengachary, Derek Duke

3, Impaired Consciousness, Setti Rengachary, Derek Duke

4, Perioperative Care, Dennis Turner

5, Spinal Dysraphism, Leslie Sutton

6, Hydrocephalus in Children, Leland Albright

7, Hydrocephalus in Adults, Peter Black

8, Craniostynosis, Mark Shaffrey et al

9, Chiari Malformations and Syringohydramnios, W Jerry Oakes

10, Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease, Issam Awad

11, Intracranial Aneurysm, H Hunt Batjer

12, Vascular Malformations, Robert Salomon

13, Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Neil Martin, Martin Holland

14, Interventional Neuroradiology, Michael Brothers

15, The Multiply Injured Patient, Jack Wilberger

16, Closed Head Injury, Raj K Narayan

17, Gunshot Wounds of the Head, Setti Rengachary, Derek Duke

18, Traumatic Skull & Facial Fractures, Fred H Geisler, Paul Manson

19, Traumatic Intracranial Hematomas, Robert H Wilkins

20, Injuries to the Cervical Spine, Mark N Hadley

21, Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures, Setti Rengacharry, Eric S Nussbaum

22, Acute Nerve Injuries, Allan Belzberg, James N Campbell

23, Entrapment Neuropathies, Setti S Rengacharry

24, Brain Abscess, Christopher M Loftus, Jose Biller

25, Neuro-oncology : Overview, Griffith R Harsh

26, Gliomas, Jeffrey d McDonald, Mark L Rosenblum

27, Metastatic Tumors, Byron Young, Roy Patchell

28, Meningiomas, Ossama Al-Mefty, TC Origitano

29, Tumors of the Pineal Region, Konstantin Slavin, James Ausman

30, Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors, Robert H Wilkins

31, Posterior Fossa Tumors, Marion L Walker, Joseph Petronio

32, Assessment of Pituitary Function, Douglas Laske, Edward Oldfield

33, Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas, Paul B Nelson

34, Functioning Pituitary Tumors, Mark Eisenberg , Steven Onesti, Kalmon Post

35, Craniopharyngiomas, Dachling Pang

36, Colloid Cysts of the Third Ventricle, Arturo Camacho , Patrick Kelly

37, Metastatic Tumors of the Spine, Richard Perrin, R J McBroom

38, Spinal intradural Extramedullary Tumors, Chad D Abernathy

39, Intramedullary Tumors & tumorsof the Cauda Equina, Allan Friedman

40, Tumors of the Cranial Base, Chandranath Sen

41, Radiation Therapy for CNS, Edward halperin, Mitchell S Anscher

42, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Robert Coffey

43, Chemotherapy of Central Nervous system, S Clifford Schold

44, Cervical Disc Disease and Spondylosis, Eric s Nussbaum

45, Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation, Robert H Wilkins

46, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis & Lateral Recess Syndrome, Philip Weinstein, Samuel Ciricillo

47, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Robert H Wilkins

48, Chronic Pain, Bennett Blumenkopf

49, Stereotactic Surgery, Ronald Tasker, Mark Bernstein

50, Medical & Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy, Allen Wyler

51, Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts, Samuel Citicillo, Michael Edwards

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