Kaye A.H. Essential Neurosurgery

3rd ed. — Wiley-Blackwell, 2005. — 309 p. — ISBN: 978-1405116411.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.Neurological assessment and examination
Neurosurgical investigations
Raised intracranial pressure and hydrocephalus
Head injuries
Traumatic intracranial haematomas
Brain tumours
Benign brain tumours,
Pituitary tumours
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Stroke
Developmental abnormalities
Infections of the central nervous system
Low back pain and leg pain
Cervical disc disease and cervical spondylosis
Spinal cord compression
Spinal injuries
Peripheral nerve entrapments, injuries and tumours
Facial pain and hemifacial spasm
Pain - neurosurgical management
Movement disorders - neurosurgical aspects
Epilepsy and its neurosurgical aspects