Essential Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive introduction to neurosurgery for junior surgical trainees and medical students. The book concentrates on the principles of neurosurgical diagnosis and management of the more common central nervous system problems, including an understanding of neurology and the pathological basis of neurological disease. There is also coverage of neurosurgical techniques and postoperative patient management.
This new edition brings the text fully up to date and includes many of the biological and technological advances made in the field of neurosurgery that have improved surgical possibilities and patient outcomes.
Review quotations from the previous edition
‘flowing and well highlighted text keeps the reader interested in the subject’
British Journal of Neurosurgery
‘an excellent text…well organised and clearly set out’
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
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
Height:245
Width:173
Spine:18
Weight:680.00