The Neurosurgeon's Handbook

The Neurosurgeon's Handbook is compact, readable, multi-authored, extensively illustrated and authoritative source of high quality neurosurgical information; it is the ultimate companion to neurosurgical trainees and neurosurgeons around the world. Based on the curriculum of British, North American and European neurosurgical training programmes, and with the contribution of some of the worlds leading neurosurgeons and neuroclinicians, the Neurosurgery Handbook has been produced with the highest possible standards.  The Neurosurgeon's Handbook concisely covers all aspects of adult and paediatric neurosurgery. It is systematically, meticulously and clearly broken down into easy-to-follow sections that contain condensed but comprehensive neurosurgical information. Over 18 sections and 113 chapters, all critical neurosurgical information is systematically presented to include clear definitions; epidemiology, pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease; neuroradiological and neuropathological features; critical care and neuroanaesthesia; clinical presentation and differential diagnosis; treatment; critical surgical anatomy and step-by-step key operative techniques of the brain, skull base and spine. The material is based on clinical trials, major clinical series and the extensive personal experience of some of the worlds best neurosurgeons and neuroclinicians who contributed to the handbook. Hundreds of imaging studies, neuropathological photographs (some in full colour) and anatomical and surgical diagrams supplement the text which is methodically organised to allow understanding of all complex neurosurgical concepts of adult and paediatric neurosurgery. Widely accepted practice guidelines, major classification schemes, commonly used neurological scales, significant syndromes and constellation of key signs and symptoms are found in 188 tables, presented in a way easy to understand and remember. "We are reinventing neurosurgery from moment to moment. During this process we are reinventing the neurosurgeon! Yet, the essential elements, which are clearly presented between these covers, represent the required grounding of the information base for the practice of neurosurgery for all. Samandouras and a luminary group of neuro-clinicians have done a thorough job in attending to this complex task." Michael L. J. Apuzzo, Edwin M. Todd Professor of Neurological Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics Los Angeles, USA, Editor-in-Chief, Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery George Samandouras , Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK CONTENTS 1: The neurosurgical patient 2: Neuroradiology 3: Critical care and anaesthesia 4: Operating theatre and surgical approaches 5: Brain injuries 6: Spinal injuries 7: Infections in neurosurgery 8: Neurooncology 9: Vascular neurosurgery of the brain 10: Vascular neurosurgery of the spine 11: The base of the skull 12: Hydrocephalus and CSF diversion 13: Paediatric neurosurgery 14: Epilepsy and the neurosurgeon 15: Pain, spasticity and movement disorders 16: Non-traumatic spinal disorders 17: Surgical disorders of the peripheral nervous system 18: Ethics in modern neurosurgery Contributors: Ali Aziz-Sultan, Assistant Professor, Director of Neuroendovascular Service, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Florida, USA Praveen Baimeedi, Chief Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA Edward C. Benzel, Chairman, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA Mitchel S. Berger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Sebastian Brandner, Chair of Neuropathology, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK Nicholas Butowski, Assistant Professor, Director of Neurooncology, Clinical Services, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Mauricio Castillo, Professor of Radiology, Section Chief of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA Jean Charchaflieh, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Director of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA James E. Cottrell, Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, Downstate Medical Center, Distinguished Service Professor, State University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA Daniel Couture, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Opeyemi O. Daramola, Medical Student, University of Minnesota, USA Stephen J. Haines, Lyle A. French Chair, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Professor of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, USA Rukaya K.A. Hamid, Attending Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiologist, Director of Pediatric Residency Training, Department of Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverley Hills, California, USA Richardo A. Hanel, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA Adel Helmy, Research Registrar, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK Benjamin Huang, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA Peter Hutchinson, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Academic Neurosurgery Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK Kelly J. Ishizuka, Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA Paul Keetae Kim, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA Neil Kitchen, Consultant Neurosurgeon and Head Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK Eric Klineberg, Assistant Professor, Adult and Pediatric Spinal Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA Senaa Jalou, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA Christopher Janson, Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA Parameth Ladpli, Visiting Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA William F. Lavelle, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA Raymond Liu, Neurooncology Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Shearwood McClelland, III, Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA Vincent J. Miele, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA A. Alex Mohit, Department of Neurosurgery, St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA H. Dennis Mollman, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, USA William H. Montgomery, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA Leenhapong Navaravong, Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA Philippa Newfield, Attending Anesthesiologist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesia and Neurosurgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA Ron I. Reisenberg, Fellow in Spinal Surgery, Center for Spine Health, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA Robert F. Spetzler, Director, Barrow Neurological Institute, Chairman, Division of Neurological Surgery, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA Helen Stutz, Critical Care Fellow, Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, USA Kene T. Ugokwe, Resident in Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA Kyle Uittenbogaard, Resident Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, USA