Essential Neurosurgery
3rd Edition
Published on 12. February 2009
312 pages
978-1-4051-4817-7 (ISBN)
Description
Essential Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive introductionto neurosurgery for junior surgical trainees and medical students.The book concentrates on the principles of neurosurgical diagnosisand management of the more common central nervous system problems,including an understanding of neurology and the pathological basisof neurological disease. There is also coverage of neurosurgicaltechniques and postoperative patient management.
This new edition brings the text fully up to date and includesmany of the biological and technological advances made in the fieldof neurosurgery that have improved surgical possibilities andpatient outcomes.
Review quotations from the previous edition
'flowing and well highlighted text keeps the readerinterested in the subject'
British Journal of Neurosurgery
'an excellent text...well organised and clearly setout'
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
Reviews / Votes
"What it lacks in colour, it more than makes up with some fantasticdiagrams, pictures and scans showing the important pathology of anumber of core problems. It guides the reader from clinicalpresentation all the way through to postoperative care. Definitelyworth a look." - Black Bag. Bristol Medical School Magazine. Winter2005 Review quotations from the previous edition 'flowing and well highlighted text keeps the readerinterested in the subject' British Journal of Neurosurgery 'an excellent text...well organised and clearly setout' Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry"What it lacks in colour, it more than makes up with some fantasticdiagrams, pictures and scans showing the important pathology of anumber of core problems. It guides the reader from clinicalpresentation all the way through to postoperative care. Definitelyworth a look." - Black Bag. Bristol Medical School Magazine. Winter2005 Review quotations from the previous edition 'flowing and well highlighted text keeps the readerinterested in the subject' British Journal of Neurosurgery 'an excellent text...well organised and clearly setout' Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and PsychiatryMore details
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Person
Professor Andrew H. Kaye, MBBS MD FRACS
James Stewart Professor of Surgery and Head of Department ofSurgery, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Director of Neurosurgery and Director, The Melbourne NeuroscienceCentre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of ClinicalNeuroscience, which is the official journal of the NeurosurgicalSociety of Australasia and the Australian Association ofNeurologists.
Content
Preface to the third edition vii
Preface to the first edition ix
1 Neurological assessment and examination 1
2 Neurosurgical investigations 14
3 Raised intracranial pressure and hydrocephalus 27
4 Head injuries 40
5 Traumatic intracranial haematomas 56
6 Brain tumours 64
7 Benign brain tumours 93
8 Pituitary tumours 109
9 Subarachnoid haemorrhage 125
10 Stroke 140
Stephen M. Davis MD FRACP
11 Developmental abnormalities 158
12 Infections of the central nervous system 170
13 Low back pain and leg pain 185
14 Cervical disc disease and cervical spondylosis 197
15 Spinal cord compression 206
16 Spinal injuries 225
17 Peripheral nerve entrapments injuries and tumours 234
18 Facial pain and hemifacial spasm 248
19 Pain--neurosurgical management 254
20 Movement disorders--neurosurgical aspects 263
21 Epilepsy and its neurosurgical aspects 269
Christine Kilpatrick MD FRACP
Index 281
