Synopses & Reviews
This text is a compilation by a faculty of internationally recognized expert authors to provide information on the basic knowledge and clinical management required for optimal care of neurosurgical patients. The text is an up-to-date synopsis of the field of neurosurgery from an international perspective which covers the most common clinical conditions encountered by neurosurgeons. The chapters are organized under broad topics including investigative studies, perioperative care, the role of newer techniques, management of tumors, vascular and traumatic lesions. Additional topics are then covered including pediatrics, spine and peripheral nerve lesions, as well as functional neurosurgery and infections. Neurosurgery is a useful tool for neurosurgeons to consult for both basic and more sophisticated information and procedures. This book presents an up-to-date international perspective on essential points for neurosurgery for board exams and certification.
Review
From the reviews: "The book ... gives an up-to-date synopsis of the field of neurosurgery from American and British perspectives. ... It covers the most common clinical conditions encountered by neurosurgeons. It is dedicated to trainees or recent graduates in Neurosurgery but the quality of text provides important informations to senior neurosurgeons ... . The book with a high quality text and excellent illustrations is quite classical ... . it represents an excellent manual for learning the basis of neurosurgery and should be recommended ... ." (Prof. Didier Martin, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Vol. 105 (5), 2006)
Synopsis
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1 2 3 4111 This book provides coverage of a broad range of topics in the ?eld of neurosurgery, 5 for residents and registrars in training and for recent graduates of training programs. 6 As neurosurgical training incorporates expertise from centers worldwide, there is a 7 need to have input from specialists in neurosurgery from various countries. This text 8 is a compilation by expert authors in the USA and the UK to provide information on 9 the basic knowledge and clinical management required for optimal care of neuro- 2011 surgical patients. 1 The text is an up-to-date synopsis of the ?eld of neurosurgery from American and 2 British perspectives, which covers the most common clinical conditions encountered 3 by neurosurgeons. The chapters are organized under broad topics, including inves- 4 tigative studies, perioperative care, the role of newer techniques and the management 5 of tumors, vascular and traumatic lesions. Additional topics are then covered, includ- 6 ing pediatrics, spine and peripheral nerve lesions, as well as functional neurosurgery 7 and infections. We anticipate that trainees will ?nd this information useful for certi?- 8 cation examinations and recent graduates of neurosurgical training programs can 9 utilize this text as an update of the most important neurosurgical topics.
Synopsis
This text provides information on the basic knowledge and clinical management required for optimal care of neurosurgical patients. Providing an up-to-date synopsis of the field of neurosurgery, the book covers the most common clinical conditions encountered by neurosurgeons. The chapters are organized under broad topics including investigative studies, perioperative care, the role of newer techniques, management of tumors, vascular and traumatic lesions. Additional topics are then covered including pediatrics, spine and peripheral nerve lesions, as well as functional neurosurgery and infections. Neurosurgery is a useful tool for neurosurgeons to consult for both basic and more sophisticated information and procedures. This book presents an up-to-date international perspective on essential points for neurosurgery for board exams and certification.
Table of Contents
Investigations: 1. Neurophysiology. 2. Neuroradiology and Ultrasound. 3. Neuropathology.- Perioperative Care: 4. Neuroanesthesia. 5. Neurosurgical Intensive Care.- Techniques: 6. Neuroendoscopy. 7. Principles and Practice of Image-Guided Neurosurgery. 8. Stereotactic Radiosurgery.- Tumors: 9. Low Grade Gliomas in Adults. 10. Neurosurgical Management of High Grade Gliomas. 11. Sellar and Parasellar Tumors. 12. Meningiomas. 13. Intraventricular Tumors/ Pineal Tumors. 14. Cerebello-Pontine Angle Tumors. 15. Skull Base Tumors. 16. Cerebral Metastases and Lymphoma.- Vascular: 17. Cerebral Blood Flow: Physiology and Measurement Techniques. 18. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. 19. Interventional Neuroradiology. 20. Arteriovenous Malformations.- Trauma: 21. Management of Head Injury. 22. Spine Injuries. 23. Rehabilitation of Neurologically Injured Patients.- Hydrocephalus: 24. Hydrocephalus and Shunts.- Pediatrics: 25. Craniosynostosis. 26. Syndromic Craniosynostosis. 27. Spinal Dysraphism. 28. Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.- Spine: 29. Management of Spinal Tumors. 30. Management of Extradural Spinal Tumors. 31. Degenerative Disease of the Cervical Spine.- Peripheral and Cranial Nerves: 32. Peripheral and Cranial Nerve Injury.- Functional Neurosurgery: 33. Pain. 34. Epilepsy Surgery. 35. Functional Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders.- Infection: 36. Infections in the Central Nervous System. 37. Infections in Neurological Surgery. 38. Ischemic Stroke and Carotid Endarterectomy.