Neurosurgery Books

Book SynopsisCranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches is the masterwork of the legendary neurosurgeon Albert L. Rhoton, Jr.—a distillation of 40 years of work to, in the author’s words, make the “delicate, fateful, and awesome” procedures of neurosurgery more “gentle, accurate, and safe.” This definitive text on the microsurgical anatomy of the brain remains an essential tool for the education and enrichment of neurosurgeons at any level of experience. The hardbound collection of this complete classic work contains more than 2,000 high-quality images. Covers every aspect of cranial surgery: general operative techniques, the supratentorial cranial compartment, and the posterior fossa Details the safest approaches to brain surgery, including micro-operative techniques and instrument selection; microsurgical anatomy and approaches to the supratentorial area and anterior cranial base; anatomy and approaches to the posterior cranial fossa and posterior cranial base; and supra- and infratentorial areas Illustrates surgical approaches using a combination of clearly written text and detailed photographs and illustrations, which highlight the key features of each procedure Features outstanding cadaveric anatomic photographs that highlight relevant anatomy and anatomical variations Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

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Book SynopsisThis manual is a practical, illustrated how-to guide to the proper techniques and electrode placements for common nerve conduction studies. The first section describes each nerve conduction study, including placement of electrodes, typical electromyography equipment settings, normal values, and pearls and pitfalls. The second section provides detailed coverage of surface anatomy for needle electromyography and shows where to place the needles for each muscle. More than 200 clear photographs demonstrate correct placement of needle electrodes. Chapters in each section follow a consistent sequence and are written in outline format to help readers find information quickly.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoody's Core Titles® 2022 "This book is high quality and high yield, particularly for medical students on their neurosurgery rotations and both junior and senior neurosurgery residents as they not only prepare for cases but continue to master and fine tune their techniques." -Nauman Chaudhry, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Review ServiceTable of Contents1 Pterional (Frontosphenotemporal) Craniotomy 2 Supratentorial Occipital Craniotomy 3 Temporal and Frontotemporal Craniotomy 4 Subtemporal (Intradural and Extradural)Craniotomy 5 Suboccipital Craniotomy 6 Extended Retrosigmoid Craniotomy 7 Presigmoid Approaches to Posterior Fossa: Translabyrinthine and Transcochlear 8 Transcallosal Approach 9 Transnasal Transsphenoidal Approach to Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions 10 Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach 11 Occipital Transtentorial Approach 12 Trauma Flap: Decompressive Hemicraniectomy 13 Parasagittal Approach 14 Supraorbital (Keyhole) Craniotomy With Optional Orbital Osteotomy 15 Frontotemporal Craniotomy with Orbitozygomatic Osteotomy 16 Subfrontal and Bifrontal Craniotomies with or without Orbital Osteotomy 17 Far-Lateral Suboccipital Approach 18 Temporopolar (Half-and-Half) Approach to the Basilar Artery and the Retrosellar Space 19 Middle Fossa Craniotomy and Approach to the Internal Auditory Canal or Petrous Apex 20 Retrolabyrinthine Approach 21 Pterional Craniotomy for Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping 22 Pterional Craniotomy for Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping 23 Paraclinoid Carotid Artery Aneurysms 24 Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Pterional (Frontotemporal) Craniotomy for Clipping 25 Paramedian Craniotomy and Unilateral Anterior Interhemispheric Approach for Clipping of Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm 26 Vertebral Artery Aneurysms: Far-Lateral Suboccipital Approach for Clipping 27 Basilar Artery Aneurysm: Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy for Clipping 28 Craniotomy for Resection of Intracranial Cortical Arteriovenous Malformation 29 Subcortical Arteriovenous Malformations: Corpus Callosum, Lateral Ventricle, Thalamus, and Basal Ganglia 30 Cranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Disconnection 31 Cavernous Malformations 32 Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass 33 Extracranial-Intracranial High-Flow Bypass 34 Open Evacuation of Intracerebral Hematoma 35 Image-Guided Catheter Evacuation and Thrombolysis for Intracerebral Hematoma 36 Anteromedial Temporal Lobe Resection 37 Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy 38 Seizure Focus Monitor Placement 39 Awake Craniotomy 40 Corpus Callosotomy (Anterior and Complete) 41 Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy 42 Deep Brain Stimulation 43 Motor Cortex Stimulator Placement 44 Occipital and Supraorbital Nerve Stimulator Placement 45 Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Microvascular Decompression 46 Cranioplasty (Autogenous, Cadaveric, and Alloplastic) 47 Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Approach 48 Endoscopic Colloid Cyst Removal 49 Encephalocele Repair 50 Craniosynostosis Frontoorbital Advancement and Cranial Vault Reshaping (Open and Endoscopic) 51 Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration 52 Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy 53 Insertion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt 54 Anterior C1-2 Fixation 55 Transarticular Screws for C1-2 Fixation 56 C1-2 Posterior Cervical Fusion 57 Occipitocervical Fusion 58 Transoral Odontoidectomy 59 Odontoid Screw Fixation 60 Anterior Cervical Diskectomy 61 Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion 62 Cervical Laminectomy and Laminoplasty 63 Lateral Mass Fixation 64 Posterior Cervicothoracic Osteotomy 65 Thoracic Diskectomy-Transthoracic Approach 66 Thoracic Corpectomy-Anterior Approach 67 Costotransversectomy 68 Thoracic Transpedicular Corpectomy 69 Smith-Petersen Osteotomy 70 Thoracic Pedicle Screws 71 Lumbar Laminectomy 72 Lumbar Microdiskectomy 73 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion 74 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion 75 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 76 Anterior Lumbar Corpectomy 77 Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy 78 Lumbar Disk Arthroplasty 79 Pelvic Fixation 80 Partial Sacrectomy 81 Minimally Invasive C1-2 Fusion 82 Lumbar Microdiskectomy 83 Minimally Invasive Thoracic Corpectomy 84 Thoracoscopic Diskectomy 85 Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement 86 Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion 87 Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations 88 Surgical Management of Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas 89 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformation 90 Spinal Cord Stimulator 91 Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy 92 Primary Myelomeningocele Closure 93 Tethered Cord Release 94 Exploration for Injury to an Infant's Brachial Plexus 95 Ulnar Nerve Release 96 Open Carpal Tunnel Release 97 Brachial Plexus Injury Nerve Grafting and Transfers 98 Intradural Nerve Sheath Tumors 99 Intradural Tumor-Meningioma 100 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor

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Book SynopsisThe art of aneurysm microsurgery in a beautifully illustrated, step-by-step volume Finalist in 2012 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Seven Aneurysms: Tenets and Techniques for Clipping combines the instructive nature of a textbook with the visual aspects of an atlas to guide readers through the surgical principles, approaches, and techniques they need to dissect and clip cerebral aneurysms. Comprised of three concise sections, the book distills the distinguished author's vast experience into a series of easily accessible tutorials presented through clear, systematic descriptions and stunning, full-color illustrations. The first section explains the critical concepts and basic tenets of aneurysm microsurgery followed by a section on the various craniotomies and exposures necessary for successful clipping. The final section covers microsurgical anatomy, dissection strategies, and clipping techniques for each of the seven most common aneurysm types that are the focus of this book. Features: Strategies for handling the seven aneurysms most often seen by neurosurgeons: PCoA, MCA, ACoA, OphA, PcaA, basilar bifurcation, and PICA 383 full-color surgical photographs demonstrate operative techniques; 77 high-quality drawings display anatomy and spatial relationships Succinct text facilitates quick reading and easy reference Clipping remains an essential treatment method for the most frequently encountered aneurysms. This must-have guide will enable neurosurgery residents, fellows, or practicing neurosurgeons to handle the majority of the aneurysms they will encounter with confidence and poise.Trade Review[Four stars] Could not be published at a better time...superb illustrations, well-referenced text...technique insights...not only a superb book, but also one with historical significance...unparalleled in the book literature on aneurysm clipping.Doodys ReviewTable of ContentsSection I The Tenets 1 Under the Microscope 2 Subarachnoid Dissection 3 Brain Retraction 4 Vascular Control 5 Temporary Clipping 6 Permanent Clipping 7 Inspection 8 Brain Transgression 9 Intraoperative Rupture Section II The Approaches 10 Pterional Approach 11 Orbitozygomatic Approach 12 Anterior Interhemispheric Approach 13 Far-Lateral Approach Section III The Seven Aneurysms 14 Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms 15 Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms 16 Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms 17 Ophthalmic Artery Aneurysms 18 Pericallosal Artery Aneurysms 19 Basilar Artery Bifurcation Aneurysms 20 Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms 21 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrawing from original correspondence penned by lobotomy patients and their families as well as from the professional papers of lobotomy pioneer and neurologist Walter Freeman, The Lobotomy Letters gives an account of the widespread acceptance of this controversial procedure. The rise and widespread acceptance of psychosurgery constitutes one of the most troubling chapters in the history of modern medicine. By the late 1950s, tens of thousands of Americans had been lobotomized as treatment for a host of psychiatric disorders. Though the procedure would later be decried as devastating and grossly unscientific, many patients, families, and physicians reported veritable improvement from the surgery; some patients were even considered cured. The Lobotomy Letters gives an account of why this controversial procedure was sanctioned by psychiatrists and doctors of modern medicine. Drawing from original correspondence penned by lobotomy patients andtheir families as well as from the professional papers of lobotomy pioneer and neurologist Walter Freeman, the volume reconstructs how physicians, patients, and their families viewed lobotomy and analyzes the reasons for its overwhelming use. Mical Raz, MD/PhD, is a physician and historian of medicine.Trade ReviewIf you have read Jack Pressman's Last Resort, you may have concluded that you had read all you need to about the history of lobotomy. Mical Raz's book will make you think again. Through a close and thoughtful examination of lobotomist Walter Freeman, and especially his relations with patients, Raz has made a major contribution. * BULLETIN OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE *This volume provides a novel perspective on Walter Freeman's early training, linking it convincingly to his later professional practices and views. Highlighting that the efficacy of medical procedures is a complex and to some degree context-bound business, Raz's work is an important contribution to the history of twentieth-century American psychiatry. -- Andrew Scull, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Science Studies, University of California, San DiegoTable of ContentsIntroduction From French Neurology to American Lobotomy Locating Holism Between the Ego and the Ice Pick An Active Docility: Reconstructing the Clinical Encounter A Surgically Induced Childhood Lobotomized, in Good Working Condition Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive introduction to neurosurgery for junior surgical trainees and medical students. This book concentrates on the principles of neurosurgical diagnosis and management of the common central nervous system problems, including an understanding of neurology and the pathological basis of neurological disease.Trade Review"What it lacks in colour, it more than makes up with some fantastic diagrams, pictures and scans showing the important pathology of a number of core problems. It guides the reader from clinical presentation all the way through to postoperative care. Definitely worth a look." - Black Bag. Bristol Medical School Magazine. Winter 2005 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 PsychiatryTable of ContentsPreface 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

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Book SynopsisA highly practical, case-based approach to neurovascular anatomy in interventional neuroradiology This case-based book presents detailed information on neurovascular anatomy in concise, easily digestible chapters that focus on the importance of understanding anatomy when performing neurointerventional procedures. The case discussions include modern examples of invasive and non-invasive angiographic techniques that are relevant for general radiologists and diagnostic neuroradiologists as well as interventionalists. This book gives readers the detailed knowledge of neurovascular anatomy that allows them to anticipate and avoid potential complications. Key Features: Cases are enhanced by more than 1,000 high-quality radiographs covering the full range of neurovascular anatomy Content focuses on the practical relevance of the anatomical features encountered while performing everyday neurovascular procedures Anatomy and embryology are explained together, enabling readers to fully comprehend the vascular anatomy and its many variants Pearls and pitfalls are provided at the end of each chapter, highlighting the critical anatomy points presented All neuroradiologists, interventionalists, general radiologists, and diagnostic neuroradiologists, as well as residents and fellows in these specialties, will read this book cover to cover and frequently consult it for a quick review before performing procedures.Table of ContentsSection I: Aortic Arch Case 1: The Common Origin of the Brachiocephalic and Left Common Carotid Artery Case 2: The Aberrant Subclavian Artery Section II: Internal Carotid Artery Case 3: The Carotid Segments, the Aberrant ICA, and the Persistent Stapedial Artery Case 4: Persistent Carotid-Vertebrobasilar Anastomoses Case 5: The Inferolateral and the Meningohypophyseal Trunk Case 6: The Dural Ring and the Carotid Cave Case 7: The Dorsal and Ventral Ophthalmic Arteries Case 8: The Branches of the Ophthalmic Artery Case 9: The Anterior Choroidal Artery Section III: Anterior Circulation Case 10: The Infraoptic Course of the Anterior Cerebral Artery Case 11: The Anterior Communicating Artery Complex Case 12: The Azygos Anterior Cerebral Artery Case 13: The Cortical Branches of the Anterior Cerebral Artery Case 14: The Middle Cerebral Artery Trunk Case 15: The Recurrent Artery of Heubner Case 16: The Cortical Branches of the Middle Cerebral Artery Case 17: The Leptomeningeal Anastomoses Section IV: Posterior Circulation Case 18: Variations of the Origin of the PICA Case 19: The Cerebellar Arteries Case 20: The Basilar Artery Trunk Case 21: The Brainstem Perforators Case 22: The Basilar Tip Case 23: The Thalamoperforating Arteries Case 24: The Cortical Branches of the Posterior Cerebral Artery Section V: External Carotid Artery Case 25: The "Dangerous" Anastomoses I: Ophthalmic Anastomoses Case 26: The "Dangerous" Anastomoses II: Petrous and Cavernous Anastomoses Case 27: The "Dangerous" Anastomoses III: Upper Cervical Anastomoses Case 28: The Cranial Nerve Supply Case 29: The Vascular Anatomy of the Nose Case 30: The Ascending Pharyngeal Artery Case 31: The Meningeal Supply Section VI: Cerebral Veins Case 32: The Superior Sagittal and Transverse Sinuses Case 33: The Cavernous Sinus Case 34: The Superficial Cortical Veins Case 35: The Transmedullary Veins Case 36: The Deep Venous System I: Internal Cerebral Veins, Tributaries, and Drainage Case 37: The Deep Venous System II: The Basal Vein of Rosenthal and the Venous Circle Case 38: The Infratentorial Veins Section VII: Spine Case 39: The Segmental Spinal Arteries Case 40: The Radiculopial and Radiculomedullary Arteries Case 41: The Intrinsic Arteries of the Cord Case 42: The Artery of the Filum Terminale Case 43: The Spinal Cord Veins

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Book SynopsisAn exquisitely illustrated guide to AVMs Honorable Mention at 2015 PROSE Awards! This sequel to Dr. Lawton's best-selling Seven Aneurysms focuses on microsurgical resection techniques for AVMs found in the lobes and deep regions of the brain. It categorizes the techniques into subtypes to simplify the broad spectrum of brain AVMs neurosurgeons may encounter. The book is organized into three sections: The Tenets, which establishes eight steps for AVM resection; The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations, which describes the anatomical terrain and surgical strategies for thirty-two AVM subtypes; and The Selection section, in which Dr. Lawton discusses what he believes to be the keys to successful AVM surgery: good patient selection and best application of multiple treatment modalities. Key Features: Includes more than 700 spectacular full-color illustrations developed exclusively for this book Creates a system for conceptualizing and approaching AVMs Illustrates a stepwise process for AVM resection using strategic "battle plans" Summarizing the common AVMs encountered in practice, neurosurgeons and neurosurgical residents will find this hybrid atlas-text to be an essential part of their armamentarium.Trade ReviewIt is a valuable resource for residents, fellows, or young surgeons with an interest in scoliosis surgery because of the concise manner it goes through basic fundamentals of idiopathic scoliosis treatment up to the most complex cases.--AANS Young Neurosurgeons' Newsletter In attempting to convey lessons and insights gained from his experience in aneurysm surgery to current and future generations of neurosurgeons,in aneurysm surgery to current and futuregenerations of neurosurgeons, Dr. Lawton has achieved a resounding success through this book. --Journal of NeurosurgeryTable of ContentsSection I: The Tenets 1 Exposure 2 Subarachnoid Dissection 3 Draining Veins 4 Feeding Arteries 5 Pial Dissection 6 Parenchymal Dissection 7 Ependymal/Deep Dissection 8 Arteriovenous Malformation Resections 9 Intraoperative Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture 10 Surgeon Factors Section II: The Seven Arteriovenous Malformations 11 Frontal Arteriovenous Malformations 12 Temporal Arteriovenous Malformations 13 Parieto-Occipital Arteriovenous Malformations 14 Ventricular and Periventricular Arteriovenous Malformations 15 Deep Arteriovenous Malformations 16 Brainstem Arteriovenous Malformations 17 Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformations Section III: Selection Strategies 18 Patient Selection 19 Multimodality Management Strategies and Treatment Selection Conclusion

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Book SynopsisOver a half million people each year suffer brain-damaging injuries and diseases -- but the outlook for their eventual recovery is far more hopeful than it was just a short while ago. 'Brain Repair offers an up-to-the-minute introduction to the advances being made in the research, technology, and treatment of brain damage.Trade Review"Fascinating and helful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book."--Booklist "...these 3 prominent neuroscientists have marshalled a vast accumulation of knowledge....This book should be on the 'must-have' list of anyone interested in biological psychiatry....as a summation of major research work in the last 50 years, this book is a bargain....buy it."--Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience "The authors have done a marvelous job of summarizing the vast amount of literature related to this subject and describing it in accessible language. Many interested laypersons will find the content both fascinating and helpful in better understanding the brain."--The New England Journal of Medicine "A unique account of recent research on the variables that influence regeneration and recovery of function in the nervous system after brain damage."--Choice "Justifiable optimism is the theme of this carefully thought-out, clearly written book. Stein and his colleagues survey the growth of knowledge about the brain, its injuries and diseases; examine current approaches to the repair of those traumas and the rehabilitation and retraining of their sufferers; and discuss procedures of examination and diagnosis....Professional and lay readers alike should ponder this pioneering book."--BooklistTable of Contents1. How the brain functions: A brief chronology of a long history ; 2. Looking into the living brain ; 3. Neuronal and synaptic plasticity: Neurons at work ; 4. Regeneration, repair and reorganization ; 5. Factors in the brain that enhance growth and repair ; 6. Age, time, and plasticity ; 7. Brain transplants as therapy for brain injuries ; 8. The pharmacology of brain injury repair ; 9. Environment, brain function and brain repair ; 10. Where do we go from here?

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Book SynopsisFor the longest time, neuroendovascular procedures have been done through the femoral artery (TFA) located in the thigh and groin region. Over the last decade, interventional cardiologists have pioneered a newer approach: by utilizing the radial artery in the wrist to access the arterial system, a new procedure has been employed: radial access. Numerous studies and randomized controlled trials have demonstrated this to be a safer way of performing endovascular procedures, and a majority of the interventional cardiac procedures are performed via radial access.The neurointerventional community, however, has been slow to adopt this innovation. The radial access innovation is finally making its way to the neurointerventional community. Radial Access for Neurointervention has all the literature supporting illustrating how radial access is useful to the neuro community. Detailed chapters describe the techniques of radial access including positioning the patient on the table, driving the micrTrade ReviewRadial Access for Neurointervention serves as the seminal text on the subject. Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced neurointerventionalist looking to develop a transradial practice, Jabbour and Peterson provide an exceptional and practical reference and guide. * Matthew J. McPheeters, MD, MBA, University at Buffalo, Buffalo,New York, Neurosurgery *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Why Radial? Chapter 2: Room Setup and Access Techniques Chapter 3: Distal radial "Snuff Box" Approach Chapter 4: Diagnostic Angiography Chapter 5: Interventional Procedures Chapter 6 : Aneurysms treatment Chapter 7: AVM / AVF treatment Chapter 8 : Carotid Stenting Chapter 9: Stroke Chapter 10: The left radial approach Chapter 11: Use of Long Radial Sheaths Chapter 12: Closure techniques Chapter 13: Pediatric Transradial Approach Chapter 14 : Intra Operative Transradial Angiograms Chapter 15: Getting out of Trouble Chapter 16: How to Convert your Practice from TFA to TRA Chapter 17: Future Directions

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Book SynopsisA medical degree opens many doors, but how do you decide which is the right one to go through? This book provides the latest information on training and career progression, as well as summaries of over 100 different careers open to medical graduates.Table of Contents1. Career routes- the 'usual' route 1: Career overview 2: Foundation programme 3: Specialty training 4: Membership exams 5: Consultant 6: General practitioner 2. Career routes- 'alternative' routes 7: Specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors 8: Alternatives to a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) 9: Switching career paths 10: Academic career 11: Armed Forces career 12: 'Off the beaten path' and portfolio careers 13: Overseas career 14: Leaving clinical medicine 3. Specialty overviews 15: Introduction 16: Acute care common stem (ACCS) 17: Anaesthetics 18: General practice (GP) 19: Medical specialties 20: Obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) 21: Paediatrics 22: Pathology 23: Psychiatry 24: Public health 25: Radiology 26: Surgery 27: Surgery continued 4. Choosing careers and getting jobs 28: Choosing a career 29: Finding jobs 30: Surviving the recruitment system 31: Interviews and selection centres 32: What happens next? 33: Competition for CT1/ST1 applications 34: Competition for ST3/ST4 applications 35: Staying competitive 36: Curriculum vitae (CV) 37: Portfolios and ePortfolios 38: Applying for academic training 39: Applying from overseas 5. Training and working in medical careers 40: Postgraduate training: Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) 41: Postgraduate training: Shape of Training (SoT) 42: Overseeing education 43: Less than full time training 44: Doctors' pay 45: Taking time out 46: Working abroad 47: Discrimination 48: Women in medicine 49: Myths debunked 6. Career chapters 50: Academic medicine 51: Academic surgery 52: Acute medicine 53: Allergy 54: Anaesthetics 55: Armed Forces: Army 56: Armed Forces: Royal Air Force 57: Armed Forces: Royal Navy 58: Audiovestibular medicine 59: Aviation and space medicine 60: Bariatric and metabolic surgery 61: Cardiology 62: Cardiothoracic surgery 63: Chemical pathology 64: Clinical genetics 65: Clinical neurophysiology 66: Clinical oncology 67: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics 68: Dermatology 69: Diving and hyperbaric medicine 70: Elderly medicine 71: Emergency medicine 72: Emergency medicine: paediatrics 73: Emergency medicine: pre-hospital care 74: Endocrinology and diabetes 75: ENT (otolaryngology) 76: Expedition medicine 77: Fertility medicine 78: Forensic medicine 79: Forensic pathology 80: Gastroenterology 81: General practice (GP) 82: GP: Academic 83: GP: Private practice 84: GP: Rural setting 85: GP: Secure environments 86: GP with Extended Roles 87: General surgery 88: Genitourinary medicine 89: Gynaecological oncology 90: Haematology 91: Hand surgery 92: Histopathology 93: Immunology 94: Infectious diseases and tropical medicine 95: Intensive care 96: Locuming 97: Media medicine 98: Medical education 99: Medical entrepreneur 100: Medical ethics 101: Medical management consultancy 102: Medical manager 103: Medical microbiology 104: Medical oncology 105: Medical politics 106: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 107: Medico-legal adviser 108: Metabolic medicine 109: National healthcare policy & leadership 110: Neonatal medicine 111: Neurology 112: Neurosurgery 113: Nuclear medicine 114: Obstetric medicine 115: Obstetrics & gynaecology 116: Occupational medicine 117: Oncoplastic breast surgery 118: Ophthalmology 119: Oral & maxillofacial surgery 120: Orthopaedic surgery 121: Paediatric surgery 122: Paediatrics 123: Paediatrics: Cardiology 124: Paediatrics: Community 125: Pain management 126: Palliative medicine 127: Pharmaceutical medicine 128: Plastic and reconstructive surgery 129: Psychiatry: child and adolescent 130: Psychiatry: general adult 131: Psychiatry: intellectual disability 132: Psychiatry: old age 133: Psychiatry: psychotherapy 134: Public health 135: Radiology: diagnostic 136: Radiology: interventional 137: Rehabilitation medicine 138: Renal medicine 139: Respiratory medicine 140: Rheumatology 141: Sexual and reproductive healthcare 142: Spine surgery 143: Sport and exercise medicine 144: Transfusion medicine 145: Transplant medicine 146: Transplant surgery 147: Trauma surgery 148: Urogynaecology 149: Urology 150: Vascular surgery 151: Virology 152: Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)

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Book Synopsis''It''s a brilliant book... There are lessons in every paragraph... Get it now.'' Chris Evans''Wonderous and wild. I loved this book'' James Nestor, bestselling author of Breath ''Moving, raw and unflinching'' Julia Samuel, bestselling author of This Too Shall Pass''Incredible storytelling'' Dr Rangan Chatterjee, bestselling author of Feel Better in 5____________________________________________________________________________How do you carry on when things go deadly wrong?When Dr Rahul Jandial operated on Karina, an eleven-year-old girl whose spinal cord was splitting in two, he had to make an impossible decision. He followed his head over his gut and Karina was left permanently paralysed, altering both patient and surgeon''s lives for ever. This decision would haunt Rahul for decades, a constant reminder of the fine line between saving and damaging a life.As one of the world'Trade ReviewA beautifully written and fearless depiction of both brain surgery and the mind of a surgeon. Riveting. * Jim Down, author of Life Support *A reminder that what makes us stellar physicians and surgeons are not our skills with our hands and/our knowledge but rather our empathy and ability to connect with our patients. * Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa *Is this a memoir or a science book? An exposé of the shortcoming of our healthcare system or a paean to the wonders of modern medicine? The answer is YES, to all those things and more. Jandial takes us deep into the day-to-day life of his profession as a brain surgeon while simultaneously taking us even deeper into the inner-workings of our own biology. It's an unconventional approach, and a bit disarming at first blush, but pays off in spades. I loved this book. * James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art *Most of us say 'it's not brain surgery' when we talk about our work. But Rahul Jandial's work - and life - is just that. And he loves both enough to fight for every moment of every life. A searingly honest, fascinating account of lives and minds entwined. * Stevie Spring CBE, Chairman of the British Council and the charity Mind *A powerful testimony to the skill of a world-class surgeon, and a soul-searching exploration of the vulnerability that makes him human. * Leah Hazard, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Hard Pushed *Incredible storytelling * Dr Rangan Chatterjee *Filled with powerful stories of human trauma and resilience - including his own * Telegraph *'It's a brilliant book... There are lessons in every paragraph....Get it now.' Chris Evans * Chris Evans *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"it represents the state-of-the-art in neuro critical care, and should be available for consultation in every neurosurgical intensive care unit." "highly recommended primarily for neurosurgeons, Neuroanesthetists and medical and surgical intensivists" "of value for learning preoperative and perioperative management of a large number of neurosurgical conditions." "This is a premier reference for perioperative care of a complex patient group. Production quality is outstanding. The use of color illustrations to highlight important aspects and radiographs is excellent. This book should be seriously considered for the library of anyone managing neurosurgical patients. The online material is easy to navigate and complements the print book well." -David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) Doody's Review Score: 96- 4 Stars!Table of ContentsSECTION 1: Neuroanesthesia and Perioperative Care 1 Effects of Anesthetics, Operative Pharmacotherapy, and Recovery from Anesthesia 2 Patient Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures 3 Anesthetic Considerations for Craniotomy 4 Perioperative Anesthetic and ICU Considerations for Spinal Surgery 5 Anesthetic Considerations for Endovascular Neurosurgery 6 Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Specific Neurosurgical Procedures 7 Intraoperative Catastrophes SECTION 2: Craniotomy VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY 8 Carotid Endarterectomy 9 Aneurysm Surgery 10 Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas 11 Cavernous Malformations 12 Bypass Surgeries for Moyamoya Disease 13 Evacuation of Intracerebral Hemorrhages 14 Pituitary Surgery 15 Meningiomas 16 Gliomas 17 Tumors of the Lateral Ventricle and the Pineal Region 18 Skull-Base Tumors 19 Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 20 Infratentorial and Cerebellar Tumors 21 Postoperative Management Following Craniotomy for Resection of Metastatic Lesions EPILEPSY SURGERY 22 Standard Temporal Lobectomy 23 Postoperative Care of the Epilepsy Patient with Invasive Monitoring FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY 24 Deep Brain Stimulation RADIOSURGERY 25 Stereotactic Radiosurgery TRAUMA NEUROSURGERY 26 Hemorrhagic Mass Lesions 27 Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury 28 Depressed Skull and Facial Fractures 29 Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury SECTION 3: Spinal Surgery 30 Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury 31 Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Complications 32 Posterior Approaches to the Spine 33 Transthoracic and Transabdominal Approaches to the Spine SECTION 4: Endovascular Neurosurgery 34 Carotid and Intracranial Stent Placement 35 Endovascular Management of Intracranial Aneurysms 36 Arteriovenous Malformation and Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Embolization 37 Acute Stroke Management 38 Tumor Embolization 39 Spinal Vascular Lesions SECTION 5: Intracranial Monitors and Special Procedures 40 Shunt Placement and Management 41 Placement and Complications of Intracranial Monitors and Lumbar Drains 42 Management of Flaps 43 Combined and Specialty Surgery: Otolaryngology, Plastics 44 Management of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries SECTION 6: Specific Intensive Care Unit Complications 45 Delayed Emergence after Neurosurgery 46 Management of Postoperative Hemorrhage 47 Management of Postoperative Intracranial Hypertension 48 Management of Postoperative Stroke 49 Management of Postoperative Seizures 50 Postoperative Neurosurgical Infections

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"does a great job in concisely overviewing the numerous pathologies seen and treated in our field."

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an outstanding resource for residents at all levels of neurosurgical training. It provides detailed, full-length, and in-depth explanations for each question, and grades the questions based on difficulty. The website contains even more questions and self-assessment examinations. This is an essential tool for neurosurgery residents to help them in their neurosurgical training and knowledge acquisition." - Fady Charbel, MD, FAANS, FACS (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) for Doody's Review ServicesTable of ContentsPART I BASIC SCIENCE 1 NEUROANATOMY 2 EMBRYOLOGY 3 NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 4 NEUROPATHOLOGY I: BASICS 5 NEUROPATHOLOGY II: GROSS PATHOLOGY 6 NEUROPATHOLOGY III: HISTOLOGY 7 PHARMACOLOGY PART II CARE OF THE NEUROSURGICAL PATIENT 8 NEUROLOGY AND STROKE 9 NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY 10 NEURO-OTOLOGY 11 NEUROINTENSIVE AND PERIOPERATIVE CARE 12 INFECTION 13 SEIZURES 14 NEURORADIOLOGY 15 RADIOTHERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY 16 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION 17 STATISTICS 18 PROFESSIONALISM AND MEDICAL ETHICS 19 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICE PART III CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY 20 GENERAL NEUROSURGERY AND CSF DISORDERS 21 CRANIAL TRAUMA 22A CRANIAL VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY I: ANEURYSMS AND AVMS 22B CRANIAL VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY II: CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION AND STROKE 23 CRANIAL ONCOLOGY 24 SKULL BASE AND PITUITARY SURGERY 25 CRANIAL INFECTION PART IV SPINAL NEUROSURGERY 26 SPINE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 27 SCOLIOSIS AND SPINAL DEFORMITY 28 SPINAL TRAUMA AND ACUTE PATHOLOGY 29 DEGENERATIVE SPINE 30 SPINAL INFECTION 31 SPINAL ONCOLOGY 32 SPINAL VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY PART V FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY 33 PAIN SURGERY 34 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY SURGERY 35 ADULT MOVEMENT DISORDERS 36 SURGERY FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS PART VI PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY 37 PERIPHERAL NERVE PART VII PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY 38 PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND NORMAL DEVELOPMENT 39 CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS 40 CONGENITAL CRANIAL AND SPINAL DISORDERS 41 PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY: GENERAL AND HYDROCEPHALUS 42 PEDIATRIC NEURO-ONCOLOGY 43 PEDIATRICHEAD AND SPINALTRAUMA 44 PEDIATRIC VASCULARNEUROSURGERY 45 PEDIATRIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND SPASTICITY 46 NEUROSURGERY AND PREGNANCY

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book achieves its goal of educating students and trainees about almost every topic in neurosurgery. It is comprehensive, yet to the point and brief enough to contain everything in one volume. This book provides a superb level of detail in its explanation of each topic, including a clear and efficient discussion of background and clinical relevance as well as scenarios." Morteza Sadeh, MD PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 93-4 Stars!Table of ContentsEllenbogen: Principles Neurological Surgery, 4th Section 1: General Overview 1. Landmarks in the History of Neurosurgery 2. Challenges in Global Neurosurgery 3. Pearls for Clinical Evaluation of the Nervous System 4. Principles of Modern Neuroimaging 5. Neuro Anesthesia and Monitoring for Cranial and Complex Spinal Surgery 6. Surgical Positioning, Navigation, Important Surgical Tools, Craniotomy and Closure of Cranial and Spinal Wounds Section 2: Pediatric Neurosurgery 7. Spinal Dysraphism and Tethered Spinal Cord 8. Hydrocephalus in Children 9. Diagnosis and Surgical Options for Craniosynostosis 10. The Chiari Malformations and Syringohydromyelia 11. Posterior Fossa and Brainstem Tumors in Children 12. Craniopharyngiomas 13. All Other Brain Tumors in Pediatrics 14. Pediatric Vascular Disease and Stroke Section 3: Vascular Neurosurgery 15. Medical and Surgical Treatment of Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease 16. Intracranial Aneurysms, Gen Principles of Management (Ruptured and Unruptured) 17. Surgery for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms 18. Surgery for Posterior Circulation Aneurysms 19. Complex Intracranial Aneurysms and Bypasses for Aneurysms 20. Vascular Malformations (Arteriovenous Malformations and Rual Arteriovenous Fistulas) 21. Cavernous Malformations of the Brain and Spinal Cord 22. Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage 23. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Stroke and Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease 24. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms Section 4: Trauma 25. Surgical Management of Closed Head Injury 26. Critical Care Management of Neurosurgical Patients 27. Penetrating Brain Injury 28. Traumatic Skull and Facial Fractures Section 5: The Spine 29. Injuries to the Cervical Spine 30. Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures 31. Intradural Extramedullary and Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors 32. Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors 33. Spinal Cord Injury 34. Craniovertebral Junction: A Reappraisal 35. Degenerative Spine Disease (Cervical) 36. Degenerative Spine Disease (ThoracoLumbar) 37. Pediatric and Adult Scoliosis Section 6: Tumors 38. High-Grade Gliomas 39. Low-Grade Gliomas 40. Metastatic Brain Tumors 41. Convexity, And Parasagittal vs. Skull Base Meningiomas 42. Tumors of the Pineal Region 43. Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors 44. Pituitary Tumors: Diagnosis and Management 45. Endoscopic Approaches to Ventricular Tumors and Colloid Cysts 46. Microsurgical Approaches to the Ventricular System 47. Base Tumors: Evaluation and Microsurgery 48. Endoscopic Approaches to Skull Base Lesions 49. Jugular Foramen Tumors: Paraganglioma and Schwannoma Section 7: Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy 50. Application of Current Radiation Delivery Systems and Radiobiology 51. Radiosurgery of Central Nervous System Tumors and Arteriovenous Malformations 52. Proton Beam Therapy and Particle Beam Radiotherapy for Cranial and Skull Base Tumors Section 8: Functional Pain 53. Trigeminal Neuralgia 54. Spasticity: Classification, Diagnosis and Management 55. Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy 56. Extratemporal Procedures and Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy 57. Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders 58. Stereotactic Functional Neurosurgery for Mental Health Disorders, Pain and Epilepsy Section 9: Miscellaneous 59. Surgical Management of Infections of the Central Nervous System, Cranium and of the Spine 60. Adult Congenital CSF Disorders 61. Management of Peripheral Nerve Injuries 62. Entrapment Neuropathies, Peripheral Nerve Tumors 63. Pre-Hospital CAre of TBI Patients

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an excellent review of all current instrumented approaches to the lumbar spine that use interbody cages." -Nauman Chaudhry, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) for Doody's Review ServiceTable of ContentsSection 1: Lumbar Interbody Fusions - A Primer General Indications and Contraindications, 1 Complications and Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody Fusions, 13 Section 2: Anatomy and Intraoperative Imaging for Lumbar Interbody Fusion Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Dorsal Lumbar Spine, 19 Relevant Surgical Anatomy of the Lateral and Anterior Lumbar Spine, 27 Intraoperative Image-Guided Navigation for Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 37 Section 3: Techniques, Pearls, and Complication Avoidance in Lumbar Interbody Fusions Mini-open Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF), 43 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF), 51 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), 59 Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MITLIF), 63 Minimally Invasive Midline Lumbar Fusion (MIDLIF), 77 Lateral Transpsoas Approach to Interbody Fusion, 87 Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion, 99 Pre-psoas (Oblique) Lateral Interbody Fusion at L5-S1, 111 Interlaminar Lumbar Instrumented Fusions (ILIF), 121 Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 129 Section 4: Adjunct Instrumentation in Lumbar Interbody Fusion Interbody Implant Options in Interbody Fusion, 139 Biologic Options in Interbody Fusion, 145 Integrated Screw/Plate Interbody Fusion Devices, 151 vii Spinous Process Plates for Lumbar Fixation, 159 Instrumentation for Stability After Lumbar Interbody Fusion, 169 Section 5: Special Considerations Revision Interbody Fusion, 181 Interbody Fusion Strategies in Thoracic and Sacral Overlap Diseases, 189 Evidence-Based Report on Interbody Fusions of the Lumbar Spine, 201

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsEvaluation History Mental Status Examination Language Examination Cranial Nerve Examination Cranial Nerve I-XII Functions Cranial Nerves I-XII Function Testing Cranial Nerves I-XII Test Findings and Implications Eye Examination Motor Examination Sensory Examination Coordination Examination Gait Examination Reflex Examination Reflex Examination-Tendon Reflex Examination-Pathologic Medical Examination Diagnosis Approach to Diagnosis Neurodiagnostic Tests Used for Evaluation Brain and Spine Imaging Vascular Imaging Clinical Neurophysiology Lumbar Puncture Mental Status Change: Approach Mental Status: Delirium Mental Status: Dementia Mental Status: Coma Mental Status: Brain Death Cranial Nerve Dysfunction Ataxia: Approach Ataxia: Gait and Limb Episodic Disorders: Approach Episodic Disorders: Syncope Episodic Disorders: Seizures Headache Weakness Sensation: Cutaneous Sensory Deficit Sensation: Vision Tremor Rigidity and Stiffness Hyperkinetic Disorders Disorders DISORDERS-MENTAL STATUS Dementia Overview Alzheimer's Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment Dementia with Lewy Bodies Frontotemperal Dementia Vascular Dementia Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Transient Global Amnesia Metabolic Encephalopathy Wernicke's Encephalopathy Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Toxic Encephalopathy Psychiatric Causes of Mental Status Change DISORDERS-MOVEMENT Overview of Movement Disorders Essential Tremor Parkinson's Disease Drug Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Drug-Induced Parkinsonism Secondary Parkinsonism Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Multiple System Atrophy Torticollis Huntington's Disease Wilson's Disease Corticobasal Degeneration Central Pontine Myelinolysis Dystonia Tardive Dyskinesia Athetosis, Chorea, and Ballism Myoclonus DISORDERS-SEIZURES Overview Seizure Symptoms and Signs Generalized Seizures Partial Seizures Absence Generalized Tonic/Clonic Seizures Pseudoseizures Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Simple Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures Eclampsia Post-Traumatic Seizures Surgical Treatments for Epilepsy Status Epilepticus DISORDERS-VASCULAR DISEASES Overview of Stroke Types of Stroke Emergency Management Transient Ischemic Attack General Features of Infarction Diagnostic Tests for Infarction Management of Infarction Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction Anterior Cerebral Artery Infarction Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction Vertebrobasilar Infarction Vertebrobasilar Infarction: Brainstem Syndromes Arterial Dissection Venous Infarction Prevention of Infarction General Features of Hemorrhage Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Subdural Hematoma Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Epidural Hematoma Hypercoagulable States Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Congenital Heart Defects Rehabilitation DISORDERS-PAIN Overview of Pain Disorders Migraine Headache Cluster Headache Tension (Muscle Contraction) Headache Rebound Headache Temporal Arteritis Pseudotumor Cerebri Overview of Neuropathic Pain Trigeminal Neuralgia Fibromyalgia DISORDERS-IMMUNE Overview of Immune Disorders Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Multiple Sclerosis Optic Neuritis Sarcoidosis Other Immune Disorders DISORDERS-NEUROMUSCULAR Overview of Neuromuscular Diseases Overview of Neuropathy Neuropathy Evaluation Median Neuropathy Carpal Tunnel syndrome Ulnar Neuropathy Radial Neuropathy Peroneal Neuropathy Sciatic Neuropathy Diabetic Neuropathy AIDP (Guillain-Barré syndrome) CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy) Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Cervical Radiculopathy Thoracic Radiculopathy Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Brachial Plexopathy Lumbosacral Plexopathy Critical Illness Polyneuropathy Motor Neuron Diseases Primary Lateral Sclerosis Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis HTLV-1 Associated Myelopathy Spinal Muscular Atrophy Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Polio and Post-polio Syndrome Neuromuscular Junction Disorders Myasthenia Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Botulism Overview of Myopathies Inflammatory Myopathies Muscular Dystrophies Toxic Myopathies Periodic Paralysis Critical Illness Myopathy DISORDERS-INFECTIONS Overview of Infections Evaluation of Suspected CNS Infection Bacterial Meningitis Brain Abscess Spinal Epidural Abscess Septic Thrombophlebitis Fungal Meningitis Viral Meningitis Encephalitis Prion Diseases Human Immunodeficiency Virus DISORDERS-TUMORS Overview of Neuro-oncology Primary Brain Tumors Metastatic Brain Tumors Spinal Cord Tumors Paraneoplastic Syndromes DISORDERS-TOXIC/METABOLIC Approach to Toxic/Metabolic Disorders Heavy Metal Intoxication Cholinesterase Inhibitors Withdrawal Syndromes Electrolyte Abnormalities Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia DISORDERS-NUTRITIONAL B12 Deficiency Thiamine Deficiency DISORDERS-ENDOCRINE Diabetes Mellitus Thyroid Disorders Adrenal Disorders Pituitary Disorders DISORDERS-CRANIAL NERVES Anosmia Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Horner's Syndrome Bell's Palsy and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome Acoustic Neuroma Vestibulopathy and Ménière's Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis DISORDERS-GENETIC Overview of Genetic Disorders Hereditary Neuropathies Neurofibromatosis Storage Diseases DISORDERS-SLEEP Overview of Sleep Disorders Periodic Limb Movements Sleep Apnea Narcolepsy DISORDERS-DEVELOPMENTAL Overview of Developmental Disorders Chiari Malformation Syringomyelia Appendix Localization Common Disorders Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection one: General neurosurgery 1. Historical perspective 2. Informed consent and medico legal aspects of neurosurgery 3. Wrong Side Craniotomy and Wrong Level Spine Surgery - 'res ipsa loquitur' 4. Medical complications in neurosurgery 5. Surgical complications in cranial and spine surgery (Position-related, pneumocephalus, pseudomeningocoele and CSF leak, wound complications) 6. Venous injury and cerebral edema in cranial surgery 7. Post-operative hematoma after neurosurgery Section two: Cranial complications Vascular surgery complications 8. Overview 9. Intra-operative rupture and parent artery injury during aneurysm surgery 10. Cerebral Vasospasm: complications and avoidance 11. Complications of AVM microsurgery; steal phenomenon and management of residual AVM 12. Complications of cerebral bypass surgery 13. Complications of surgery for cavernomas 14. Complication of Carotid endarterectomy Skull base surgery complications 15. Overview 16. Complications in anterior cranial fossa surgery 17. Complications in middle cranial fossa surgery 18. Complications in posterior cranial fossa surgery 19. Complications of Chiari Malformation surgery Primary brain lesion resection complications 20. Primary brain lesion resection complications: An Overview 21. Complications following glioma surgery 22. Complications of surgery for pituitary tumors 23. Thalamic and insular tumors: minimizing deficits 24. Complications of surgery for pineal region tumors 25. Complications associated with surgery for intracranial infectious lesions : (tuberculosis, hydatid, neurocysticercosis) 26. Malignant Brain Swelling After Resection of Superior Sagittal Sinus Meningioma 27. Facial nerve and Auditory nerve deficit in GKRS for vestibular schwannomas Pediatric neurosurgery complications 28. Complications of posterior fossa tumors: ependymoma/ medulloblastoma/ pilocytic astrocytoma 29. Craniopharyngioma: complications after microsurgery 30. Complications associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion 31. Complications After Myelomeningocele Repair: CSF Leak and Retethering Functional and radiosurgery, Surgery for trigeminal neuralgia; Complications 32. Complications of various treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia 33. Complications of DBS 34. Complications following epilepsy surgery 35. Complications after Stereotactic Radiosurgery Endoscopic surgery 36. Complications of endonasal endoscopy 37. Vascular injuries in transsphenoidal approach 38. Complications of ventricular endoscopy Endovascular surgery 39. Access-related complications: (groin hematoma, dissection and pseudoaneurysm, contrast-nephropathy, air embolism) 40. Procedure-related complications: Aneurysms-Intraprocedural rupture, thromboembolic events, coil migration or prolapse into parent artery, and recurrent aneurysm management 41. Procedure related complications: AVM embolization 42. Procedure related complications: Stroke 43. Procedure related complications: CCF and AVF Trauma 44. Complications after decompressive craniectomy and cranioplasty 45. Complications following surgery for chronic subdural hematoma Section three: Spinal and peripheral nerve surgery complications General and Degenerative spinal disease surgery complications 46. Overview of General and Degenerative Spine Surgery Complications 47. Adjacent level disc degeneration and pseudoarthrosis 48. Graft related complications (Autograft, BMP, synthetic) 49. Procedure related complications (Inadvertent dural tear, CSF leak) 50. Complications of surgery at craniocervical junction 51. Neurologic deterioration after spinal surgery (including cauda equine) 52. Vascular injury during approach to lumbar spine 53. Vascular complications in cervical spine surgery (anterior approach and posterior approach) 54. Instrumentation related complications 55. Post-op spinal deformities: kyphosis, non-union and loss of motion segment 56. Complications of MIS Spinal neoplastic and vascular lesion surgery complications 57. Complications in Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery 58. Complications of surgery for vertebral body tumors 59. Complications of surgery for spinal vascular malformations 60. Complications of surgery and radiosurgery in spinal metastasis Spinal Trauma and peripheral nerve surgery complications 61. Complication of spinal fractures 62. Post-traumatic syringomyelia 63. Complications of Surgery for Peripheral Nerve Injuries and Tumors

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents Preface, vi Biography, vii Video Contents, xv Contributors, xvi PART 1: Perspectives and Evolution in Techniques, 1 1 Endoscopic Orbital Surgery: The Rhinologist's Perspective, 2 2 Endoscopic Orbital Surgery: The Ophthalmologists' Perspective: Formation of the Ophthalmology-Otolaryngology Team, 6 3 Endoscopic Orbital Surgery: The Neurosurgeon's Perspective, 10 PART 2: Evaluation, Anatomy, and Imaging, 17 4 Surgical Anatomy of the Orbit, Including the Intraconal Space, 18 5 Surgical Anatomy of the Nose, Septum, and Sinuses, 28 6 Rhinologic Evaluation in Orbital and Lacrimal Disease, 36 7 Ophthalmologic Evaluation in Orbital and Lacrimal Disease, 41 8 Neuro-Ophthalmologic Evaluation and Testing, 49 9 Radiologic Evaluation of the Orbit: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 68 10 Optimizing Visualization and Localization During Endoscopic Orbital Surgery, 79 PART 3: Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction and Endoscopic-DCR, 82 11 Evaluation and Management of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction, 83 12 Evaluation and Management of Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction, 89 13 Endoscopic Dacrocystorhinostomy, 94 14 Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy With Mucosal Flaps, 99 15 Revision Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy and Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy, 105 16 Endoscopic Management of Pediatric Nasolacrimal Obstruction, 113 17 Outcomes of Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy Enhancing the Patency of the Rhinostomy, 118 PART 4: Endoscopic Orbital and Optic Nerve Decompression, 121 18 Thyroid Eye Disease, 122 19 Surgical Indications and Outcomes of Orbital Decompression Surgery, 132 20 Endoscopic Orbital Decompression, 135 21 Endoscopic Optic Nerve Decompression: Intracanalicular Portion, 141 22 Complications in Endoscopic Orbital Surgery, 149 23 Postoperative Care of the Endoscopic Orbital Decompression Patient, 153 Part 5: Endoscopic Intraorbital Surgery and Tumor Resection, 156 24 Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Orbit and Skull Base in the Coronal Plane, 157 25 Intraorbital Pathology (Tumors) and Management Strategies, 164 26 Orbital Apex Surgery and Tumor Removal, 175 27 Management of Intraconal Hemangioma: Techniques and Outcomes, 184 28 Fibro-Osseous Lesions of the Orbit and Optic Canal, 189 29 Endoscopic Orbital Exenteration, 201 PART 6: Transorbital Techniques, 207 30 Endoscopic Subperiosteal Abscess Drainage, 208 31 Transorbital Techniques to Frontal Sinus Diseases, 212 32 Endoscopic Management of Mucoceles With Significant Orbital Involvement, 216 33 Endoscopic Orbital Fracture Repair, 221 PART 7: Intracranial/Skull Base Surgery and the Optic Apparatus, 227 34 Surgical Anatomy of the Optic Nerves and Chiasm, 228 35 Transcranial Approaches to the Optic Apparatus, 233 36 Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to the Optic Apparatus: Technique and Pathology, 249 37 Reconstructive Techniques in Endoscopic Skull Base and Orbital Surgery, 259 38 Transorbital Endoscopic and Neuroendoscopic Surgery, 267 39 Complications in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, 276 40 Neuromonitoring in Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, 281 Index, 288

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book covers the basic gross anatomy with histopathology and etiopathogenesis of different types of strokes. The best aspect is the very well organized elaboration of disease characteristics with pathophysiological changes through to treatment." -© Doody's Review Service,2021,Ram K Saha, M.D. (Thomas Jefferson University) Score: 92-4 Stars!Table of ContentsSection 1 Pathophysiology Introduction 1. Cerebral Vascular Biology in Health and Disease 2. Mechanisms of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 3. Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism: Regulation and Pathophysiology in Cerebrovascular Disease 4. Histopathology of Brain Tissue Response to Stroke and Injury 5. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Ischemia-Induced Neuronal Death 6. Intracellular Signaling: Mediators and Protective Responses 7. The Neurovascular Unit and Responses to Ischemia 8. Mechanisms of Damage After Cerebral Hemorrhage 9. White Matter Pathophysiology 10. Cerebral Ischemia and Inflammation 11. Mechanisms of Plasticity, Remodeling and Recovery 12. Genetics and Vascular Biology of Brain Vascular Malformations 13. Gliovascular Mechanisms and White Matter Injury in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Section 2 Epidemiology and Risk Factors Introduction 14. Global Burden of Stroke 15. Stroke Disparities 16. Risk Factors and Prevention 17. Prognosis after Stroke 18. Vascular Dementia and Cognitive Impairment 19. Genetic Basis of Stroke Occurrence, Prevention and Outcome Section 3 Clinical Manifestations Introduction 20. Classification of Ischemic Stroke 21. Clinical Scales to Assess Patients with Stroke 22. Carotid Artery Disease 23. Anterior Cerebral Artery Disease 24. Middle Cerebral Artery Disease 25. Posterior Cerebral Artery Disease 26. Vertebrobasilar Disease 27. Lacunar Syndromes, Lacunar Infarcts, and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease 28. Intracerebral Hemorrhage 29. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 30. Arteriovenous Malformations and Other Vascular Anomalies 31. Stroke and Other Vascular Syndromes of the Spinal Cord Section 4 Specific Conditions and Stroke Introduction 32. Cardiac Diseases 33. Atherosclerotic Disease of the Proximal Aorta 34. Stroke Related to Surgery and Other Procedures 35. Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia, and Carotid Web 36. Inflammatory and Infectious Vasculopathies 37. Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes 38. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome 39. Stroke and Substance Abuse 40. Moyamoya Disease 41. Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy 42. Hematologic Disorders and Stroke 43. Migraine and Stroke 44. Cryptogenic Stroke 45. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Section 5 Diagnostic Studies Introduction 46. Ultrasonography 47. Computed Tomography-Based Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease 48. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebrovascular Diseases 49. Cerebral Angiography 50. OMICs in Stroke: Insight into stroke through epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, lipidomics, and metabolomics Section 6 Therapy Part A: Medical Therapy Introduction 51. Stroke Systems of Care and Impact on Acute Stroke Treatment 52. Prehospital and Emergency Department Care of the Patient with Acute Stroke 53. Intravenous Thrombolysis 54. Antithrombotic Therapy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 55. General Stroke Management and Stroke Units 56. Critical Care of the Patient with Acute Stroke, 57. Pharmacologic Modification of Acute Cerebral Ischemia 58. Treatment of "Other" Stroke Etiologies 59. Medical Therapy of Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage 60. Rehabilitation and Recovery of the Patient with Stroke 61. Interventions to Improve Recovery after Stroke 62. Enhancing Stroke Recovery with Cellular Therapies 63. Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Stroke 64. Secondary Prevention of Cardioembolic Stroke 65. Design of Stroke-Related Clinical Trials Part B: Interventional Therapy Introduction 66. Endovascular Therapy of Extracranial and Intracranial Occlusive Disease 67. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke 68. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms 69. Interventional Therapy of Brain and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations 70. Dural Arteriovenous Malformations Part C: Surgical Therapy Introduction 71. Surgery of Anterior and Posterior Aneurysms 72. Surgery for Intracerebral Hemorrhage 73. Management of Intraventricular Hemorrhage 74. Surgical Management of Cranial and Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations 75. Surgical Management of Cavernous Malformations and Venous Anomalies 76. Indications for Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis 77. Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass for Cerebral Ischemia 78. Decompressive Craniectomy for Infarction and Hemorrhage

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is one of a kind and the first to include side-by-side comparisons of international neurosurgical management strategies." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Amanda Kwasnicki, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 5 Stars!Table of ContentsI. Introduction II. Supratentorial intrinsic neoplasm a. Low grade gliomas i. Right frontal pole low grade glioma ii. Right peri-Rolandic low grade glioma iii. Left peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iv. Left Broca's area low grade glioma v. Left Wernicke's area low grade glioma vi. Right insular low grade glioma vii. Left insular low grade glioma viii. Occipital lobe low grade glioma ix. Gliomatosis cererbi b. High grade gliomas i. Right frontal pole high grade glioma ii. Right peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iii. Left peri-Rolandic high grade glioma iv. Left Broca's area high grade glioma v. Left Wernicke's area high grade glioma vi. Right insular high grade glioma vii. Left insular high grade glioma viii. Occipital lobe high grade glioma ix. Left thalamic high grade glioma x. Left basal ganglia high grade glioma xi. Recurrent high grade glioma c. Metastatic tumors i. Peri-Rolandic metastasis ii. 2 metastases iii. 3 metastases iv. Basal ganglia metastasis v. Multiple metastases but one is symptomatic vi. Intraventricular metastasis vii. Sellar metastasis d. Other lesions i. Peri-Rolandic abscess ii. Temporal arachnoid cyst iii. Sphenoid encephalocele III. Infratentorial intrinsic neoplasm i. Cerebellar metastasis ii. Cerebellar hemangioblastoma iii. Middle cerebellar peduncle cavernoma iv. Vermian metastasis v. Medullary non exophytic glioma vi. Medullary exophytic glioma IV. Intraventricular lesions i. Colloid cyst ii. Intraventricular meningioma iii. Central neurocytoma iv. Craniopharyngioma with extension into the 3rd ventricule v. 4th ventricular ependymoma vi. Choroid plexus papilloma vii. Medulloblastoma V. Anterior fossa skull base lesions i. Olfactory groove meningioma ii. Esthesioneuroblastoma iii. Parasagittal meningioma iv. Parafalcine meningioma v. Pituitary adenoma vi. Skull base metastasis vii. Craniopharyngioma VI. Middle fossa skull base lesions i. Medial sphenoid wing meningioma ii. Lateral sphenoid wing meningioma iii. Cavernous sinus meningioma VII. Posterior fossa skull base lesions i. Vestibular schwannoma ii. CPA meningioma iii. Petro-clival meningioma VIII. Sinonasal malignancies i. Squamous cell carcinoma ii. Juvenile nasopharyngeal fibroma iii. Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS: 1 Computer Asssisted Spine Surgery - A New Era of Innovation 2 Navigation in Occipital and Cervical Spine Surgery - 3 Spinal Trauma and Navigation 4 Navigated Deformity Correction 5 Navigation of Tumor and Metastatic Lesions in the Thoracolumbar Spine 6 Navigated Lateral Interbody fusion - 7 Pulse 8 Robotic Assisted Spinal Deformity Correction 9 Robitic Assistated Mininally Invasive Spine Surgery, Percutaneous Fixation 10 Traumatic Spinal Injury and Robotic Reconsutrction 11 Cost Effectiveness of Robotic and Navigation Systems 12 Virtual Reality and Augemented Reality in Spine Surgery

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"With well-drawn figures and clear intraoperative photos, readers are provided with a well-written guide to the steps involved in the surgery needed to treat spine hardware failure." -©Doody's Review Service, 2021, Zayed A. Almadidy, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Table of Contents1. Anatomy and Physiology/Biology of Bone 2. The Role of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases in Revision Spine Surgery 3. Medical Fitness Evaluation 4. Indications 5. Imaging Considerations (Magnetic Resonance, Computed Tomography, Myelography, Plain) 6. Dural Scarring and Repair Issues 7. Decompression 8. Disc Herniation (Primary, Recurrent, Residual) 9. Instrumentation Options 10. Autograft/Allograft/Cage/Bone Morphogenetic Protein 11. Minimally Invasive Surgery and Navigation 12. Anterior Lumbar Fusion 13. Revision Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion 14. Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion 15. Anterior-Posterior Surgeries 16. Unilateral Versus Bilateral Strut Placement in Revision Spine Surgery 17. Robotics for Revision Spine Surgery 18. Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy 19. Vertebral Column Resection 20. Revision Lumbar Deformity Surgery 21. Postoperative Considerations 22. Adjacent Segment Disease After Fusion 23. Pseudarthrosis/Nonunion 24. Iatrogenic Spinal Instability: Causes, Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention 25. Advances in Spinal Cord Stimulation

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Management Principles Chapter 2. Anaesthetic Management Chapter 3. Instrumentation and OR Set Up Chapter 4. Sagittal Synostosis Chapter 5. Metopic Synostosis Chapter 6. Coronal Synostosis Chapter 7. Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 8. Bi-coronal Non-Syndromic Synostosis Chapter 9. Bi-coronal Syndromic Synostosis Chapter 10. Sagittal-Metopic Synostosis Chapter 11. Coronal-Metopic Synostosis Chapter 12. Sagittal-Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 13. Bi-Lambdoid Synostosis Chapter 14. Cranial Orthosis Chapter 15. Cranial Anthropometry Chapter 16. Neuropsychologic Outcomes Chapter 17. Complication Avoidance and Management

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Table of ContentsNeurosurgical Approaches to the Skull Base: A Guide for the RadiologistAnterior and Central Skull Base Tumors: Key Points for the Radiologist to Analyze Prior to Endoscopic ApproachesImaging of the Vestibular Schwannoma: Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment PlanningPatterns of Perineural Skull Base Tumor Extension from Extracranial TumorsImaging of Trigeminal Neuralgia and Other Facial PainImaging of Acquired Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid LeaksImaging of Petrous Apex LesionsImaging of Sella and Parasellar RegionImaging Anatomy and Pathology of the Intracranial and Intratemporal Facial NerveImaging of Acute and Chronic Skull Base InfectionImaging of Skull Base Trauma: Fracture Patterns and Soft Tissue InjuriesImaging of Developmental Skull Base AbnormalitiesSkull Base Neurointerventional TechniquesNew and Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostic Imaging Techniques in theEvaluation of Cranial Nerves and the Skull Base

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The case descriptions are concise, relevant, and well referenced. I regret that I did not have access to this resource when I was starting out in neurosurgery!" -AVIVA ABOSCH, MD, PHD "Illustrating key clinical principles with surgical efficiency, this book is the essential companion of the Neurosurgery resident." -LOLA B. CHAMBLESS, MD, FAANS "I predict this will be an indispensable reference for trainees in neurosurgery." -EDWARD CHANG, MD "The Neurosurgical Consult Book provides residents a library of the common consults with quick summaries of presentations, imaging findings, clinical signs, management plans, and learning points. This handbook will surely find its way into the pockets of neurosurgery residents." -MICHAEL T. LAWTON, MD "Whether you're in the midst of a busy day on-call or between cases, this book will provide succinct, highly relevant background and management pearls on neurosurgical conditions at all levels." -MICHAEL LIM, MD "This is an outstanding book that fills a critical niche and will be a 'must-have' in resident call rooms for years to come." -WILLIAM J. MACK, MD, MS, FAANS, FACS, FAHA "The mastery of clinical examination and a meticulous understanding of neurosurgical pathology is a continuous process, and it starts even before our residency and continues way after we finish our training. This book illustrates the importance of these consults for all of us and, most importantly, for the well-being of our patients." -ALFREDO QUIÑONES-HINOJOSA, MD, FAANS, FACS "While it is impossible to know and see everything throughout one's career, this book offers highly practical information on the differential diagnosis, work-up and investigation, and management of patients presenting with neurosurgical disorders of all types. An especially valuable resource for junior trainees, and one which I wish I had at my fingertips back then!" -JAMES T. RUTKA, MD, PHD "I anticipate that this book will help consolidate the neurosurgical libraries of many providers into a single reference used on a routine basis." -DANIEL M. SCIUBBA, MD, MBA "This book will serve as the voice of reason to prepare the next generation of neurosurgeons to think about all problems in a broad sense while maintaining their confidence as they care for our patients and their families." -NICHOLAS THEODORE, MD, FACS, FAANSTable of ContentsSection One- Trauma Consults. 1. Epidural Hematoma 2. Traumatic Subarachnoid 3. Acute Subdural Hematoma 4. Diffuse Axonal Injury 5. Gunshot Wound (spine and cranial) 6. Odontoid Fracture 7. Jefferson Fracture 8. Chance Fracture 9. Perched/Jumped facets 10. Burst fracture with retropulsion 11. Clay Shoveler Fracture Section Two- Tumor Consults 12. Meningioma 13. Low grade intra-axial tumors 14. High grade intra-axial tumors 15. Supratentorial Metastases 16. Infratentorial Metastases 17. Pituitary Tumors 18. Pituitary apoplexy 19. Intraventricular tumor 20. Pituitary tumor with hypernatremia 21. Tumor mimic: stroke 22. Tumor progression vs treatment effect Section Three - Vascular Diseases 23. Supratentorial intracranial hemorrhage 24. Infratentorial intracranial hemorrhage 25. Chronic subdural hematoma 26. Hemicraniectomy for stroke 27. Thrombectomy for stroke 28. Non-ruptured aneurysm 29. Ruptured aneurysm - subarachnoid hemorrhage 30. Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage 31. Arteriovenous malformation after radiosurgery 32. Ruptured arteriovenous malformation 33. Dural arteriovenous fistula 34. Cavernous malformation 35. Carotid-cavernous fistulas 36. Internal carotid stenosis Section Four - Spine and Peripheral Nerve Consults 37. Non-operative degenerative spine disease 38. Cervical myelopathy 39. Neck pain - ACDF 40. Thoracic myelopathy 41. Lumbar degenerative disease 42. Cauda equina 43. Sagittal balance/adjacent segment disease 44. Central cord 45. Postoperative epidural hematoma 46. Spinal tumor - intradural 47. Spinal tumor - extradural 48. Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula 49. Spinal cord intrinsic tumor mimic: MS 50. Nerve section injury 51. Nerve crush injury Section Five - Pediatric consults 52. Perinatal intraventricular hemorrhage 53. Myelomeningocele/chiari 54. Shunt malfunction 55. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy 56. Pediatric brain tumors 57. Pediatric spinal tumor 58. Depressed skull fracture 59. Non-depressed skull fracture 60. Non-accidental trauma 61. SCIWORA Section Six - Hydrocephalus 62. Normal pressure hydrocephalus 63. Acute shunt malfunction - distal 64. Acute shunt malfunction - proximal 65. Pseudotumor 66. Spontaneous CSF leak/encephalocele Section Seven - Infection Consults 67. Puffy Pott's Tumor 68. Intraparenchymal abscess 69. Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - operative 70. Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - nonoperative Section Eight - Functional and Pain Consults 71. Baclofen pump malfunction 72. Baclofen pump infection 73. Spinal cord stimulator 74. Adult chiari and Ehler Danlos 75. Trigeminal Neuralgia Section Nine - Post-operative Complications 76. Post-operative DVT/PE 77. Epidural hematoma - cranial 78. Epidural hematoma - spinal 79. Septic emboli/cement emboli 80. Wound infection - cranial 81. Wound infection - spinal 82. Shunt infection 83. Postoperative CSF leak 84. Postop intracranial hemorrhage Section Ten - Procedures 85. Shunt change and shunt tap 86. Intracranial Pressure Monitor 87. Intraventricular catheter 88. Lumbar puncture 89. Lumbar drain

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Book SynopsisTable of Contentsi. Acknowledgements ii. Preface iii. Foreword 1 Anatomy and Histology of Intracranial AVMs 2 Pathology and Genetics 3 Radiographic Anatomy: CT/MRI/Angiography and Risks 4 Molecular Biology 4 MRI Neurovascular Evaluation: Blood Flow, Perfusion, Diffusion, and Susceptibility 5 Natural History of Intracranial AVMs 6 Aneurysms Associated with Intracranial AVMs 7 Hemodynamic Factors: Vascular Steal and Breakthrough Bleeding 8 Classification Systems 9 Seizures and Intracranial AVMs 10 Decision Analysis for Asymptomatic Lesions 11 Decision Analysis for Symptomatic Lesions 12 Decision Analysis for Associated Aneurysms 13 Surgical Principles: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 14 Radiosurgery Principals for AVM Management: Techniques, Goals, and Outcomes 15 Principles of Neuroendovascular Management of AVMs: Goals, Timing, Techniques, and Outcomes 16 Multimodal/Combined Therapy: Goals and Outcomes 17 Palliation Versus Observation: Nonresectable AVMs 18 Conservative Management ("Observation”) of Intracranial AVMs 19 Grading Systems and Surgical Risks 20 Risks of Endovascular Treatment of iAVMs 21 Risks of Combined Therapies 22 Risks of Radiosurgery 23 Emergency Management of Ruptured Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 24 Medical Comorbidities in Elective Surgery 25 Anesthetic Management of Intracranial AVMs 26 Management of Perioperative Complications During iAVM Treatment 27 Intracranial AVMs and the Neurointensivist 28 Obstetric Considerations in AVM Management 29 Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Imaging 30 Giant Intracranial AVMs 31 Treatment of Eloquent Cortex AVMs 32 Brain Stem and Posterior Fossa AVM's 33 Corpus Collosal and Peri-Ventricular AVM's 34 AVMs of the Sylvian Fissure 35 Pediatric AVMs 36 Residual AVMs 37 Intraoperative AVM Rupture 38 The Value of a Registry 39 Imaging Predictors for Rupture 40 Radiosurgical Innovations 41 Molecular Biology and Novel Treatments of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations 42 Surgical Innovations iv. index and other frontmatter

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This case-based book covers virtually all topics on the main pathologies affecting the vertebral column and the spinal cord. The cases include a detailed description of the history and presentation, relevant imaging findings, and supplementary tests, as well as an introduction on the topic at hand and a comprehensive review and discussion to follow. Most importantly, the book reviews and highlights different points of view from global experts in field in a table format for easy comparison. The digital version also offers an easy-to-use platform with high-quality complementary images and discussion." ©Doody's Review Service, 2023 Morteza Sadeh, MD PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 4 Stars!Table of ContentsDegenerative spine Cervical One level cervical radiculopathy from facet/uncovertebral joint hypertrophy One level cervical radiculopathy from herniated disc in young patient One level cervical radiculopathy from herniated disc in older patient Cervical stenosis with preservation of lordosis Adjacent segment disease after single level ACDF Adjacent segment disease after PCF (cervicothoracic junction) Multilevel cervical stenosis from OPLL Multilevel cervical stenosis from 3-4 discs Anterior C1-2 pannus Basilar impression Thoracolumbar Adjacent segment disease at thoracolumbar junction Thoracic calcified disc (central) Lower thoracic disc herniation High lumbar stenosis (thoracolumbar junction) Lumbosacral Single level disc disease with back pain Radiculopathy from foraminal stenosis Grade 1 spondy without instability on flex/ext and claudication Grade 1 spondy with back pain only Grade 2/3 spondy >Grade 3 spondy Second herniated disc (same level) in a young patient Second herniated disc (same level) in older patient Flat back syndrome after laminectomy Lumbar pseudoarthrosis at L5-S1 Pure back pain with multi level degenerative disc disease 2. Traumatic spine (10-15) Cervical Bilateral C2 pars fractures Type II acute odontoid fracture Type II chronic odontoid fracture in geriatric patient Unilateral cervical pedicle/transverse foramen fracture Central cord syndrome without instability Central cord with instability Vertebral artery injury with unstable cervical spine C1 burst fracture with TL disruption Thoracolumbar Compression fracture with back pain Burst fracture without PLC injury Burst fracture with PLC injury Pure bony Chance fracture Ankylosing spondylotic fracture Complete spinal cord injury Incomplete spinal cord injury Gunshot wound to the spine Lumbosacral Compression fracture Burst fracture without PLC injury Burst fracture with PLC injury Zone 3 sacral fracture Chronic L5 pars fractures with back pain and spondy 3. Spinal deformity Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Scoliosis in cerebral palsy Proximal junctional kyphosis after T10-pelvis Isolated coronal deformity with back pain Coronal and sagittal deformity with back pain (adult idiopathic) Flat back after fusion Progressive cervical kyphosis after laminectomy Fixed cervical kyphosis (chin on chest) Degenerative scoliosis with one level radiculopathy Proximal junctional kyphosis after T3-pelvis Iatrogenic deformity after Harrington rod Broken rod after scoliosis correction with back pain 4. Spinal Oncology (10-15) Isolated met vertebral body (thoracic) Cervical epidural met (ventral) Multiple metastases to various levels, back pain only Multiple metastases with one level symptomatic Pathologic vertebral body fracture Meningioma Cervical chordoma Sacral chordoma Chondrosarcoma Schwannoma Ependymoma Glioma Giant Cell tumor Schwannoma Multiple neurofibromas Intradural schwannomatosis Hemangioblastoma 5. Other (epidural abscess or something like that) (10-15) Spontaneous CSF leak nerve root sleeve cyst Epidural abscess with stenosis without myelopathy Osteomyelitis with fracture Osteomyeltiis with back pain, no instability Infection post instrumentation Spinal Type I AVF

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I Section II Section III Section IV Section V Section VI Section VII Olfactory groove: Meningioma [Anterior fossa floor/Olfactory groove] Esthesioneuroblastoma Planum sphenoidale/Tuberculum sellae: Meningioma [Tuberculum/Perioptic] Sellar/Suprasellar: Pituitary tumor [Nonfunctional, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Prolactinoma, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Acromegaly, Cavernous sinus] Pituitary tumor [Cushing] Pituitary tumor with chiasmal compression [Reduced dose SRS or hypofractionated] Craniopharyngioma [Adult] Craniopharyngioma [Child] Metastasis to the Sella Rathke's Cleft cyst [Recurrent] Parasellar space/Cavernous sinus: Oculomotor schwannoma Trochlear schwannoma Abducens schwannoma Trigeminal schwannoma Meningioma [Cavernous sinus, Small/Medium] Meningioma [Cavernous sinus, Large, 5-session hypofractionated] Clivus: Chordoma [Clivus/Cavernous sinus] Metastasis to Meckel's cave/Clivus bone Solitary Fibrous Tumor [Clivus] Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma [Petroclival with diplopia] Meningioma [Petroclival with TGN, Tumor + Nerve dose plan] Meningioma [Inferior petrous ridge] Meningioma [Petrous ridge posterior to IAC] Meningioma [Cerebellopontine angle] Chondrosarcoma [Petrous ridge] Endolymphatic sac tumor Internal auditory canal: Vestibular schwannoma [4mm, Intracanalicular] Vestibular schwannoma [10mm, Lateral fundus] Vestibular schwannoma [10mm, Medial canal] Vestibular schwannoma [18mm] Vestibular schwannoma [23mm] Vestibular schwannoma [30mm] Vestibular schwannoma [After prior resection] Vestibular schwannoma [Poor hearing in the contralateral non-tumor ear] Vestibular schwannoma [Neurofibromatosis type 2] Facial schwannoma [Auditory canal] Facial schwannoma [Geniculate] Facial nerve hemangioma Jugular foramen: Jugular foramen schwannoma Glomus tumor Meningioma [Jugular foramen] Foramen magnum: Hypoglossal schwannoma Meningioma [Foramen magnum] Miscellaneous Meningioma [Torcular] Meningioma [Transverse sinus] Meningioma [Grade 2 histology, Multiple sites] Meningioma [Neurofibromatosis type 2, Skull base] Hemangiopericytoma Adenoid cystic carcinoma Squamous Cell carcinoma [Head and neck with perineural spread] Epidermoid cyst Dural arteriovenous fistula [Transverse sinus] Dural arteriovenous fistula [Cavernous sinus, Carotid-Cavernous fistula]

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Book SynopsisThe rapid expansion of clinical knowledge in the field of neurology warrants a new edition of this highly regarded textbook of neurology. In addition to the anchor chapters on major areas such as headache, stroke, developmental disorders, dementia, epilepsy, acquired metabolic disorders, and others, several new chapters have been added to meet the clinical demand for those in practice. This edition features new chapters on neurotoxicology, neuroimaging, and neurogenetics including basic and more advanced concepts for the practitioner. Finally, as the health care system continues to evolve, a new chapter on population health and systems of care reflects current practice in team care, patient-centric approaches, and value-based care.*Pithy bullet points and standard prose allow the reader to assimilate concepts and key messages with ease*Summary tables, neuroimages, photomicrographs, neuroanatomic drawings, gross and microscopic neuropathologic specimen photos, graphics, and summary boxes further enhance the text*Chapters are crafted in a way to appeal to both the visuospatial and analytic functional centers of the brain, as we stimulate the senses and learn Hankeyâs Clinical Neurology, Third Edition, will be of value to medical students, physicians in training, neurology fellows, neurologist and neurosurgeon practitioners, and advanced practice professionals (e.g., nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who are faced with neurologic practice challenges. Trade Review"Overall, the book is well written and that is a tribute to its many contributors-also listed at the front. The text is clear and concise and is aimed at a wide audience from medical students to primary care practitioners, specialist neurology nurses and established specialists wanting a refresh. The text is clearly laid out and coverage is broken up into tradition medical headings. One advantage of the eBook is that headings and titles are hypertext and so simple click with a mouse on a PC or touch on a smart device takes you to that section." -Dr Harry Brown, Glycosmedia"A unique feature is the myriad of visual data -- in photographs, illustrations, neuropathologic microscopic slides, and summary tables. This sets it apart from other books in the field"Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasTable of Contents1. Neurologic diagnosis. 2. Tools for the diagnosis and management of nervous system diseases. 3. Population health and systems of neurological care. 4. Disorders of consciousness. 5. Epilepsy. 6. Headache. 7. Vertigo. 8. Hyperkinetic movement disorders. 9. Developmental diseases of the nervous system. 10. Hereditary and metabolic diseases of the central nervous system in adults. 11. Trauma of the brain and spinal cord. 12. Stroke and transient ischemic attacks of the brain and eye. 13. Neuroinfectious diseases: Infections of the central nervous system. 14. Inflammatory disorders of the nervous system. 15. Tumors of the nervous system. 16. Degenerative diseases of the nervous system. 17. Nutritional deficiencies. 18. Acquired encephalopathies. 19. Neurotoxicology. 20. Disorders of circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid. 21. Cranial neuropathies I, V, and VII-XII. 22. Cranial neuropathies II, III, IV, and VI. 23. Spinal cord disease. 24. Autonomic nervous system disorders. 25. Diseases of the peripheral nerve and mononeuropathies. 26. Neuromuscular junction disorders. 27. Muscle disorders. 28. Sleep–wake disorders.

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Book SynopsisThe story of one man's evolution from naïve and ambitious young intern to world-class neurosurgeon.Trade Review"Dramatic, moving, and utterly fascinating." -- New York Times Book Review"By turns comic and tragic, this memoir…is a must-read for neurosurgeons but also of interest to most clinicians." -- Chris Barrett - The BMJ"Dr. Frank Vertosick provides an amusing, insightful and honest inside view of the training of the neurosurgeon. This highly readable account of daily life on the wards shows all the humility, fortitude, and humanity that genuinely underlies this sometimes not well-understood but genuinely wonderful profession." -- Dr. David W. Roberts, professor of surgery (neurosurgery), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center"When the Air Hits Your Brain lets you feel the pain, grief and joy of practicing medicine. This book should be read by every medical student, doctor and present or potential patient. In other words, by all of us." -- Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine and Miracles"Writing with humor and compassion, but without sentimentality, Vertosick shows us that neurosurgeons, those gods of the operating room, are humans, too." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisRapid Neurology and Neurosurgery is a must for all medical students and junior doctors - it is a quick and easy on-the-ward or clinic reference and the perfect revision tool for those approaching finals, undergraduate neurology and neurosurgery examinations, and the Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examinations.Trade Review“Rapid Neurology and Neurosurgery contains only the essential, core, and relevant facts in a concise, pocket-sized, 'rapid' refresher providing a thorough foundation of neurology and neurosurgery knowledge allowing you to excel in the examinations.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 7 September 2014) “It provides a concise, structured approach to neurology and neurosurgery learning, covering key facts in a simple and memorable way.” (Buchtipps, 1 September 2012)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations vii Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Part I The basics 1 About this book and how to use it 3 2 Basic neuroanatomy 4 3 Neurological history examination signs and localisation 7 4 Neurological investigations 21 Part II Complaints: Face-to-face with the patient 5 Headache 31 6 Blackouts 34 7 Visual disturbances 36 8 Dizziness and vertigo 39 9 Weak legs 41 10 Numbness and sensory disturbance 44 11 Gait assessment and disturbance 46 Part III Conditions: Applying the basics 12 Headache 51 13 Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) 55 14 Stroke I: Thromboembolic stroke and syndromes 59 15 Stroke II: Intracerebral haemorrhage 65 16 Stroke III: Subarachnoid haemorrhage 68 17 Epilepsy 75 18 Multiple sclerosis 80 19 Parkinson’s disease and other related syndromes 84 20 Other movement disorders 88 21 Central nervous system infections: Meningitis 91 22 Central nervous system infections: Cerebral abscess 94 23 Radiculopathy and disc herniation 97 24 Peripheral neuropathies’ syndromes 100 25 Common peripheral nerve lesions: Mononeuropathies 104 26 Motor neurone disease (MND) 108 27 Myasthenia gravis and Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome 111 28 Diseases of the muscle 114 29 Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia syndromes 118 30 Raised intracranial pressure and herniation syndromes 122 31 Coma and brainstem death 127 32 Head injury: General approach and management 130 33 Head injury: Subdural haematoma skull fractures and contusions 135 34 Head injury: Extradural haematoma 141 35 Spinal injuries and spinal cord syndromes 144 36 CNS neoplasia 151 37 Hydrocephalus 155 Appendices Appendix 1 Management of status epilepticus (SE) 163 Appendix 2 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 164 Appendix 3 Primary neuroepithelial tumours of the central nervous system 166 Appendix 4 Other tumours affecting the central nervous system 173 Index 181

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Book SynopsisNeural transplantation can be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases through a variety of methods. The field is at a critical stage in its development, particularly in light of ongoing investigations into Parkinson's disease and alternatives to fetal transplantation.Trade Review"...well written with clear illustrations in many cases and extensively referenced..." (British Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol.16, No.6, 2002)Table of ContentsIntroduction (J. Gray). Cell Replacement Strategies for Neurodegenerative Disorders (A. Björklund). Functional Analysis of Fronto-Striatal Reconstruction by Striatal Grafts (S. Dunnett). Functional Reconstruction of the Hippocampus: Fetal Versus Conditionally Immortal Neuroepithelial Stem Cell Grafts (H. Hodges, et al.). Gene Transfer for Neuroprotection in Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (M. Bohn, et al.). Repair of Corticospinal Axons by Transplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells (G. Raisman). Neural Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease (O. Lindvall). Transplantation of Human Fetal Striatal Tissue in Huntington's Disease: Rationale for Clinical Studies (T. Freeman, et al.). GENERAL DISCUSSION I: PROSPECTS FOR FETAL TRANSPLANTS. Neurotransplantation in Neurodegenerative Disease: A Survey of Relevant Issues in Developmental Neurobiology (J. Price, et al.). Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms in Immune Rejection of Intracerebral Neural Transplants (T. Brevig, et al.). Porcine Neural Xenografts: What are the Issues? (R. Barker). Gene Transfer Techniques for the Delivery of GDNF in Parkinson's Disease (J.-L. Ridet, et al.). Neurogenesis in the Adult Hippocampus (G. Kempermann & F. Gage). Neural Stem Cells are Uniquely Suited for Cell Replacement and Gene Therapy in the CNS (V. Ourednik, et al.). Functional Repair with Neural Stem Cells (J. Sinden, et al.). Remyelinating the Demyelinated CNS (W. Blakemore, et al.). GENERAL DISCUSSION II: THE ES CELL APPROACH. FINAL DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE FOR FETAL GRAFTS; STEM CELL STRATEGIES. Index of Contributors. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisIn 1935, lobotomy was heralded as a “miracle cure” by newspapers and magazines. Only twenty years after the first operation, lobotomists once praised for “therapeutic courage” were condemned for their barbarity. American Lobotomy studies representations of lobotomy in a ariety of cultural texts to offer a rhetorical and cultural history of the infamous procedure.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefaceContributing Authors 1.Pathophysiology of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Kevin Sheth Margy McCullough 2.Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Waveforms Syed Kazmi Christos Lazaridis 3.Controversies in Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Kristine O’Phelan Starane A.I. Sheperd Indira DeJesus-Alvelo 4.Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Scott A. Marshall Adam M. Willis 5.Osmotic Agents for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Edema Julia C. Durrant Holly E. Hinson 6.Metabolic Suppression and Induced Hypothermia for Treatment of Intracranial Hypertension Chad M. Miller 7.Surgical Management of Intracranial Hypertension and Cerebral Herniation Syndromes Shelly Timmons 8.Multi-Compartment Management of Intracranial Hypertension Margaret Laureman Deborah Stein 9.The Role of Intracranial Pressure in Multimodality Monitoring Strategies H. Alex Choi Suhas Bajgur Tiffany R. Chang

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Book SynopsisOne of the biggest challenges as a neurosurgical trainee is to master the handover. This requires developing an organisational efficiency to concisely relay relevant patient information to a suitably qualified person to execute a given task. A trainee can work extremely hard during an on call, making suitable decisions, implementing previous plans to perfection and covering slack in a team. But if the presentation of this work is unclear then it undoes a lot of that hard work and generates an impression of a trainee being disorganised. Success in a handover requires an understanding of whom you are talking to, what you are saying, how you are saying it and if the way you are communicating gains and maintains interest. Above all a handover should ensure the smooth continuity of care of a patient.

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Book SynopsisUp to date and evidence-based answers to a wide range of spinal surgical questions that could be asked in the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Viva exam. Using a clear, case-based structure key points emphasise the core information that will improve the performance of every surgical in training.Sections cover all the key areas of Trauma, Degenerative spinal pathology, Spinal cord injury, Spinal deformity, Primary bone tumours, Metastatic disease, Paediatric spinal surgery, Basic sciences, and other topics.Suitable for use by trainees at all levels in orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery, both in the UK and internationally, and those with an interest in spinal surgery.Table of ContentsPreface. Trauma. Traumatic Occipito-Cervical Instability. Atlas Fracture. Odontoid Peg Fracture. Hangman’s Fracture (Bilateral C2 Pars Fracture). Subaxial C – Spinal Fracture. Cervical Facet Fracture/Dislocation. T12 Burst Fracture. L1 Burst Fracture with Kyphosis. Chance Fracture. Ankylosing Spondylitis Fracture. DISH (Forestier Disease) Fractures. Sacral Fractures. Neurogenic Shock. Spinal Shock. Transient Quadriplegia and Return to Sport. Degenerative Spinal Conditions. Cervical Radiculopathy. Cervical Myelopathy. Thoracic Disc. Lumbar Stenosis. Lumbar Stenosis with Achondroplasia. Synovial Cyst. Cauda Equina Syndrome. Adult Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. OPLL. Spinal Cord Injury. Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Central Cord Syndrome. Complete Spinal Cord Injury. Spinal Deformity. Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. Scheuermann’s Kyphosis. Spinal Osteotomy. Adult Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. Deformity in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Primary Tumours. Osteoid Osteoma. Schwannoma. Cervical Chordoma. Metastatic Spinal Tumours. Renal Metastasis. Myeloma. Lung Metastasis. Paediatric Spinal Surgery. Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Paediatric Spondylolisthesis. Congenital Scoliosis. Infection. Epidural Abscess. Spinal Tuberculosis. Other Useful Cases. Atlantoaxial Subluxation in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Klippel Feil/Sprengel’s Deformity. Post-Operative Stridor. Epidural Haematoma. Spinal Cord Monitoring. Intervertebral Disc Anatomy. Things You Should Know! Index.

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Book SynopsisAn easy to follow step-by-step guide to the most useful surgical skills from knot tying to simple procedures. Illustrated with colour photographs and video clips to demonstrate techniques, this book makes these practical skills as clear and easy to follow as possible.Including coverage of surgical instruments, wound management and suturing, and minor surgical procedures, it also explains how to use these essential surgical skills to make the most of a surgical placement. Healthcare students or junior professionals undertaking a placement in surgery or emergency medicine will feel confident and capable, and will be able to take an active role in surgical placements. Learning basic surgical skills is important for such placements, as well as for undertaking exams such as the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS).Expert videos, guided by the author, are included with the book and can be accessed through www.routledge.com/9781032423265.Table of ContentsList of videos. Acknowledgements. Author bio. Introduction. Scrubbing. Basic surgical instruments. Sutures. Tying surgical knots. Local anaesthesia. Suture techniques. Electrosurgery. Wound debridement. Cyst excision. Making the most of your surgical placement. Suturing checklist. Advice after sutures. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe knowledge base required of the modern-day head and neck surgeon, as a key member of a comprehensive and wide-ranging multidisciplinary team, is significant. The sixth edition of Stell & Maranâs Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology continues to be the leading reference book in the specialty.This accessible and authoritative text is fully revised and updated to reflect international practice across the multidisciplinary team. A global community of expert authors have provided chapters entailing the expertise required by todayâs head and neck surgeon. The book encompasses fundamentals of head and neck oncologic practice including pathology, imaging, staging, prehabilitation, surgical approaches and reconstruction, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biological therapies and many more. Key sections discuss the broad range of tumours by anatomical site and rare cancers. Future perspectives are reviewed with topics on how to become a clinical trialist, delivering surgical inn

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Book SynopsisNeuroprognostication in patients with primary neurological diagnoses is increasingly complex, as the focus of the field moves from survivorship to improving quality of life. With guidance on choosing the right management strategy for a range of diseases and exploring new frontiers such as machine learning, this is a key resource.

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Book SynopsisFrom the forewords: Arun Amar has performed a real service to the practitioners involved in the surgical management of spinal injuries by putting together this excellent group of papers, and I am optimistic that the knowledge transfer will result in improved patient outcomes. Charles H.Trade ReviewFrom the forewords: “Arun Amar has performed a real service to the practitioners involved in the surgical management of spinal injuries by putting together this excellent group of papers, and I am optimistic that the knowledge transfer will result in improved patient outcomes.” Charles H. Tator, CM, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS University of Toronto and Toronto Western Hospital “The content of this volume is essential material for all clinical neuro-scientists and an important presentation for all those seeking to develop a grasp of modernity of concept and practical action relating to this problem.” Michael L. J. Apuzzo, M.D. Editor-in-Chief of Neurosurgery "This is a good book for any emergency room or neurosciences library." Doodys ReviewTable of ContentsForeword by Charles H. Tator. Foreword by Michael L. J. Apuzzo. 1 Pathogenesis of acute spinal cord injury and theoretical bases of neurological recovery. Arun Paul Amar. 2 Pharmacotherapy for spinal cord injury. Steven Casha, Joseph Silvaggio and R. John Hurlbert. 3 Prehospital and emergency department management of spinal cord injury. Stuart P. Swadron, Danny L. Chang and Brian Wilbur. 4 Radiographic workup of spinal cord injury. Nestor R. Gonzalez, Larry T. Khoo and Richard G. Fessler. 5 Controversies in surgical decompression: timing of decompressive surgery of the spinal cord. Mark S. Gerber and Volker K.H. Sonntag. 6 Biomechanics of spinal column failure. Eric P. Roger, G. Alexander Jones and Edward C. Benzel. 7 Principles of spine stabilization. G. Alexander Jones, Eric P. Roger and Edward C. Benzel. 8 Controversies in the management of cervical spinal cord injury. Paul G. Matz and Mark N. Hadley. 9 Surgical decision-making in spinal fracture dislocations. Robert G. Watkins. 10 Spinal cord injury in pediatric patients. Philipp R. Aldana and Douglas L. Brockmeyer. 11 Management of penetrating spinal cord injury. K. Anthony Kim, Arun Paul Amar and Michael L. Levy. 12 Traumatic vascular injury to the cervical spine. Michael L. DiLuna and Arun Paul Amar. 13 Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal surgery. Indro Chakrabarti, Jerry Larson, Gordon L. Engler and Steven L. Giannotta. 14 Surgery after the acute phase of traumatic spinal cord injury. Michael Y. Wang and Barth A. Green. Index

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Book SynopsisIn keeping with the aims of other books in this Series the Editors have concentrated on the practical aspects of management -in this case of the urinary tract in patients with spinal cord injury. It is well accepted that the management of such patients is best done by those with special experience in this field. Nevertheless, it is essential that urologists should be well informed on matters relating to the neuropathic urinary tract since not all patients will be managed in special centres and, whether their problems are acute or chronic, the wrong clinical decision can lead them into a lifetime of problems. The plan of this book is directed towards examining particular problems and providing definitive answers. Even in this enlightened age of medical progress there are many clinical situations where there is often a choice of treatment. Readers of this Series will be aware that, Table of Contents1 General Considerations in the Management of the Urinary Tract.- 2 Immediate Management of the Inability to Void.- 3 A Practical Approach to Urodynamic Evaluation.- 4 Difficulty with Voiding or Acute Urinary Retention Having Previously Voided Satisfactorily.- 5 Upper Urinary Tract Dilatation and Stones.- 6 Urinary Tract Infection.- 7 Sexual and Fertility Concerns: Surgical Considerations.- 8 Anaesthesia.- 9 Innovations and Future Possibilities.

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Book SynopsisThe idea for the present volume grew from discussions that the four of us had among ourselves and with our colleagues at recent scientific meetings. All of us were impressed by the wealth of empirical data that was being generated by investigators interested in brain damage and recovery from both behavioral and biological orientations. Nevertheless, we were concerned about the relative paucity of attempts to evaluate the data provided by new technologies in more than a narrow context or to present new theories or reexamine time-honored ideas in the light of new findings. We recognized that science is guided by new technologies, by hard data, and by theories and ideas. Yet we were forced to conclude that, although investi gators were often anxious to publicize new methods and empirical fmdings, the same could not be said about broad hypotheses, underlying concepts, or in ferences Table of Contents1 Toward a Definition of Recovery of Function.- 1. The Problem Defined.- 2. Definitions of Recovery of Function.- 3. Recovery or Behavioral Sparing?.- 4. Recovery or Compensation?.- 5. Recovery as Absolute and Inferential.- 6. Mechanisms of Recovery.- 7. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 2 Neural System Imbalances and the Consequence of Large Brain Injuries.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Subtotal Lesions.- 2.1. Normalization and Recovery of Function.- 2.2. Some Limitations.- 3. Complete Lesions.- 3.1. Recovery without Normalization.- 3.2. The Nature of the Behavioral Deficit.- 3.3. Some Supporting Data.- 3.4. The Chronic Consequence of Large Injuries.- 4. Conclusions.- References.- 3 Bases of Inductions of Recoveries and Protections from Amnesias.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Training Effects.- 3. Drug Effects.- 4. Memory and Remembering.- 5. Controversial Issues.- References.- 4 Neural Spare Capacity and the Concept of Diaschisis: Functional and Evolutionary Models.- 1. Introduction.- 1.1. Intimations of Spare Capacity.- 1.2. Do Large Ablations More Readily Reveal Spare Capacity?.- 1.3. Evolutionary and Functional Puzzle of Spare Capacity.- 2. The Elements of Brain Information Processing Are Diffuse Domains.- 2.1. Unrealistic Aspects of Machine Metaphors and the Bugaboo Mosaic.- 2.2. Diffuse Domains Are Adequate for Maintaining Distinctions: A Metaphor of the Brain as an Immense Set of Counters.- 2.3. Von Monakow’s Concept of Diaschisis.- 2.4. Experimental Studies of Diaschisis.- 2.5. Diaschisis in the Model.- 2.6. Implications of the Model for Understanding Early Brain Damage.- 3. Error and Reliability when Large Numbers of Subsystems Interact.- 3.1. Introduction to Neuroeconomics: Costs and Benefits in the Natural Selection of Spare Neural Capacity.- 3.2. Two Types of Safety Factor: Reiteration (Redundancy) and Aiming High.- 3.3. Numerical Demonstration of the Importance of the Reiterative Safety Factor.- 3.4. Implications of the Numerical Demonstration for Ablation Research.- 3.5. Reiterations Are Unlikely to Comprise Large, Complex Units.- 3.6. Relevance of Research on Brain Size for the Safety Factor Hypothesis.- 3.7. Implications when There Is Additional Loss of Tissue.- 4. Five Possible Nonneural Preadaptations for Safety Factor.- 4.1. Developmental Heterochrony.- 4.2. The Head as a Releaser of Imprinting at Birth.- 4.3. The Visual Proportions of Infants as Affectional Releasers.- 4.4. A Large Head on a Large Body Is Fearsome rather than Cute.- 4.5. Surface/Volume Ratio in Thermoregulation.- 5. An Important Implication of Nonneural Natural Selection Factors for Neural Information Processing, Diaschisis, and Recovery.- 6. Summary.- References.- 5 Kurt Goldstein and Recovery of Function.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methodological Assumptions and Empirical Origins.- 3. Theoretical Approach.- 4. Localization.- 5. Psychological Deficits following Brain Damage.- 6. Psychological Testing of Brain-Damaged Patients.- 7. Recovery and Rehabilitation.- 8. Significance for Neuropsychology.- References.- 6 Assumptions about the Brain and Its Recovery from Damage.- 1. Mechanisms of Brain Function.- 2. MacLean and the Triune Brain.- 3. Multiple Functions of Neural Systems.- 4. The Effects of Damage.- 4.1. Are Any Changes “Absolute”?.- 4.2. Motivational Changes following Brain Damage.- 5. Secondary Effects of Brain Damage.- 6. Residual Visual Abilities.- 7. The Extent of Stroke-Induced Damage.- References.- 7 Mass Action and Equipotentiality Reconsidered.- 1. Introduction and Historical Roots.- 2. Do We Need Mass Action and Equipotentiality?.- 2.1. Principles of Cortical Function.- 2.2. Principles of Behavior.- 3. Evidence of Recovery and Nonrecovery.- 3.1. Distinguishing between Getting Better and Recovery.- 3.2. Examining the Evidence for “Recovery of Function”.- 3.3. Recovery, Mass Action, and Equipotentiality.- 4. Conclusions.- References.- 8 Margaret Kennard and Her “Principle” in Historical Perspective.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Education and Background.- 3. Lesion Development and Motor Function.- 4. Historical Antecedents.- 5. Deficits following Early Lesions.- 6. Theoretical Formulations.- 7. Serial Lesions.- 8. Other Pursuits and Later Contributions.- 9. Conclusions.- References.- 9 Infant Brain Injury: The Benefit of Relocation and the Cost of Crowding.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Relocation of Speech.- 2.1. The Phenomenon.- 2.2. Two Necessary Conditions for Speech Relocation.- 2.3. The Cost of Relocation: Crowding of Functions.- 2.4. Conclusions.- 3. Relocation of Functions and Crowding in Animals.- 3.1. Hemispheric Specialization and Asymmetry.- 3.2. Bilateral Brain Injury and Relocation.- 3.3. Infant Lesions and Compound Cue Discriminations.- 4. Some Final Comments.- References.- 10 Arguments against Redundant Brain Structures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Too Much Brain.- 3. Neuronal Redundancy during Infancy.- 4. Restatement of Problem.- 5. The Motor System.- 6. The Visual System.- 7. The Auditory System.- 8. The Somatosensory System.- 9. Autonomic Functions.- 10. Comment.- References.- 11 Another Look at Vicariation.- 1. Vicariation: Relationship to Localization of Function.- 2. What Is Recovery?.- 3. Vicariation and Other Theories of Recovery.- 4. Attempts to Locate Recovered Function.- 5. Changing Concepts of Brain Function and Another Look at Vicariation.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 12 Hughlings Jackson’s Theory of Localization and Compensation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Some Aspect of Jackson’s Role in the Development of Modern Neurology.- 3. Jackson’s Theory of Localization and Its Derivative: Compensation.- 4. Critique: Historical and Contemporary.- 4.1. Time Frames.- 4.2. The Motor Model.- References.- 13 The Parcellation Theory and Alterations in Brain Circuitry after Injury.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Invasion.- 3. Overlap of Connections Is a Feature of Primitive and Developing Brains.- 4. Ontogenetic Parcellation.- 5. Cytodiversification.- 6. Experimentally Induced Sprouting and Accidental Brain Injury.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- 14 Trophic Hypothesis of Neuronal Cell Death and Survival.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Key Terms and Concepts.- 3. The Neuronotrophic Factor Hypothesis.- 4. Nerve Growth Factor: Its Presence and Competence in the CNS.- 5. Nerve Growth Factor’s Functional Roles in the CNS.- 6. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 15 Sensory Cortical Reorganization following Peripheral Nerve Injury.- 1. Somatotopic Order in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex.- 2. Control of Somatotopic Order.- 3. Acetylcholine as a Permissive Agent for Neuronal Plasticity.- 4. Neuronal Responses following Deafferentation.- 5. The Effects of Acetylcholine on Neurons in Normal Somatosensory Cortex.- 6. Cellular Mechanisms.- 7. The Hypothesis.- 8. Summary.- References.- 16 Is Dendritic Proliferation of Surviving Neurons a Compensatory Response to Loss of Neighbors in the Aging Brain?.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Aging Brain.- 3. Regressive Influences.- 4. Balance of Influences.- References.- 17 Practical and Theoretical lssues in the Use of Fetal Brain Tissue Transplants to Promote Recovery from Brain Injury.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Specificity of Neural Connections between Host and Transplant Tissue.- 2.1. Some New Experimental Tests of Transplant Specificity.- 2.2. Are Transplants Morphologically “Normal”?.- 2.3. Is Homologous Embryonic Tissue Required to Obtain Recovery?.- 3. Is There a Critical Postoperative Period for Transplant Effectiveness?.- 4. Do Trophic Factors Play a Role in Transplant-Induced Recovery?.- 4.1. Recovery Seems to Persist when Transplants Are Removed.- 4.2. Do Transplants Release or Stimulate the Production of Trophic Substances?.- 4.3. Glial Cells May Play an Important Role in Transplant-Mediated Functional Recovery.- 5. Systemic Injections of Trophic Factors Can also Promote Functional Recovery.- 6. Problems and Risks in Using Embryonic Brain Tissue Grafts for the Treatment of Brain Injury.- 7. Conclusions.- References.- 18 Functional Electrical Stimulation and Its Application for the Rehabilitation of Neurologically Injured Individuals.- 1. Early History of Electrical Stimulation in Medicine.- 2. Recent History of Functional Electrical Stimulation for Patient Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury.- 3. Functional Electrical Stimulation.- 4. An Isokinetic Muscle Exerciser for Strength Training.- 5. An Aerobic Exercise Bicycle for Endurance Training.- 6. Physiological Changes and Physical Conditioning Responses to FES-Induced Active Physical Therapy.- 6.1. Background Information.- 6.2. Functional Electrical Stimulation as a Therapeutic Modality.- 6.3. Cardiovascular Responses.- 6.4. Thermoregulatory Responses.- 6.5. Muscular Response.- 7. Functional Electrical Stimulation and Walking.- 8. Summary.- References.- 19 Recovery of Language Disorders: Homologous Contralateral or Connected Ipsilateral Compensation?.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Right Hemisphere Compensation.- 3. Ipsilateral Structural Compensation.- 4. Factors in Recovery from Aphasia.- 4.1. Initial Severity.- 4.2. Time from Onset.- 4.3. Etiology.- 4.4. Lesion Size.- 5. Variations in Language Laterality and Anatomic Asymmetry.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 20 Sensory Substitution and Recovery from “Brain Damage”.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sensory Substitution.- 2.1. Vision Substitution.- 2.2. Tactile Auditory Substitution.- 2.3. Cutaneous Sensory Substitution in Leprosy Patients.- 2.4. Braille and Sign Language.- 2.5. Electromyographic Sensory Feedback.- 3. Physiological Considerations.- 3.1. Peripheral Factors.- 3.2. Central Nervous System Factors.- 4. Perceptual Considerations.- 5. Practical Considerations.- 6. Conclusions.- References.- 21 Emotion and Motivation in Recovery and Adaptation after Brain Damage.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Arousal, Emotion, and Motivation after Brain Damage.- 3. Some Clinical Examples of the Importance of Emotion and Motivation in Recovery after Brain Damage.- 4. The Problem of Motivation in Neurological Rehabilitation and the Limits of the Damaged Neurological System.- 5. The Relative Importance of Frontal Lobe Injury versus Temporal Lobe Injury for Recovery of Emotional and Motivational Deficits.- 6. A Note about Awareness and Its Importance in Psychiatric and Neurologically Oriented Therapies.- 7. Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 22 Recovery of Function: Sources of Controversy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Assessing the Functional Organization of the Brain.- 3. Variability and the Concept of “Normative” Performance.- 4. Multiple Brain Changes and Causality.- 5. Recovery and the Null Hypothesis.- 6. Conclusions.- References.

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Book SynopsisInjury of the spinal cord has been known since antiquity. There is no cure for the injury and until modern times patients died rapidly from a combination of pressure sores and urinary tract infection. Treatment consists of preventing complications until the spine has stabilised and the patient can be rehabilitated to an independent life. History of the Treatment of Spinal Injuries explores how this treatment developed in the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, in Europe, Great Britain and latterly in the United States. It describes how these principles of treatment were recognised and explores the relationship and rivalry of the powerful personalities of the doctors who developed this treatment against the social background at different times.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "In this book Dr Silver who has devoted his life to the treatment of spinal injuries achieves a unique balance of historical perspective and neurological expertise... Dr Silver worked with Dr Guttmann for four years and so developed the expertise to become the Consultant in charge of the Liverpool Regional Paraplegic Centre... I can commend this book highly both to neurologists and to students of medical history." (From the Foreword by Sir Roger Bannister) "This was a thoroughly good read which I would recommend to anyone with an interest in spinal cord injury."(Lesley Casey, Alexander Harris)"This book deserves a honoured position on the shelf of medical history and will be a stimulus to every doctor who is excited by the challenge of conditions for which no cure is currently available."(M. Laurence, J Bone Joint Surg, 2004;86-B:1091.) "This book deserves a wide readership."(Mr. P. Edmond, J R Coll Surg Edinb Irel 2:3;185-186.) "This book catalogues nonoperative management for spinal injuries from antiquity through the 20th century. The wealth of detail on rehabilitation techniques and practitioners will interest rehabilitation specialists and students of the history of medicine. … By contrast, the best part of the volume will benefit all physicians. The book shows how Sir Ludwig Guttmann created the world’s first comprehensive spine injury center." (Robert M. Crowell, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 293 (12), March, 2005) "This is a history of physiotherapy in addition to a history of the treatment of spinal injuries and is as much about people as procedures. The text is divided up into clearly headed sections, which makes for quick reference and easy reading. It is extensively researched … and is worldwide in its scope." (Laurence Dopson, Physiotherapy, Vol. 91, 2005)Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Historical Survey. 2. The United Kingdom. 3. Sir Ludwig Guttmann (1899-1980) And The National Spinal Injuries Centre. 4. United States. 5. Canada. 6. The German-Speaking World. 7. France. 8. Discussion. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Glossary. About The Author. Index.

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