Samandouras George (ed.) The Neurosurgeon's Handbook

Oxford University Press, 2010. — 931 p.The Neurosurgeon's Handbook concisely covers all aspects of adult and paediatric neurosurgery. It is systematically, meticulously and clearly broken down into easy-to-follow sections that contain all critical neurosurgical information, which is systematically presented to include clear definitions; epidemiology, pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease; neuroradiological and neuropathological features; critical care and neuroanaesthesia; clinical presentation and differential diagnosis; treatment; critical surgical anatomy and step-by-step key operative techniques of the brain, skull base and spine. The material is based on clinical trials, major clinical series and the extensive personal experience of some of the world’s best neurosurgeons and neuroclinicians who contributed to the handbook. It contains hundreds of imaging studies, neuropathological photographs (some in full colour) and anatomical and surgical diagrams that supplement the text. Additionally, widely accepted practice guidelines, major classification schemes, commonly used neurological scales, significant syndromes and constellation of key signs and symptoms are found in 188 tables, all presented in a way easy to understand and remember.
The neurosurgical patient.
Neuroradiology.
Critical care and anaesthesia.
Operating theatre and surgical approaches.
Traumatic brain injury.
Spinal injuries.
Infections in neurosurgery.
Neurooncology.
Vascular neurosurgery of the brain.
Vascular neurosurgery of the spine.
The base of the skull.
Hydrocephalus and CSF diversion.
Paediatric neurosurgery.
Epilepsy and the neurosurgeon.
Pain, spasticity and movement disorders.
Non-traumatic spinal disorders.
Surgical disorders of the peripheral nervous system.
Ethics in modern neurosurgery.