Essential NeurosurgeryEssential Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive introduction to neurosurgery for junior surgical trainees and medical students. The book concentrates on the principles of neurosurgical diagnosis and management of the more common central nervous system problems, including an understanding of neurology and the pathological basis of neurological disease. There is also coverage of neurosurgical techniques and postoperative patient management. This new edition brings the text fully up to date and includes many of the biological and technological advances made in the field of neurosurgery that have improved surgical possibilities and patient outcomes. Review quotations from the previous edition
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Contents
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Neurosurgical investigations | 14 |
Raised intracranial pressure and hydrocephalus | 27 |
Head injuries | 40 |
Traumatic intracranial haematomas | 56 |
Brain tumours | 64 |
Benign brain tumours | 93 |
Pituitary tumours | 109 |
Low back pain and leg pain | 185 |
Cervical disc disease and cervical spondylosis | 197 |
Spinal cord compression | 206 |
Spinal injuries | 225 |
Peripheral nerve entrapments injuries and tumours | 234 |
Facial pain and hemifacial spasm | 248 |
Pain neurosurgical management | 254 |
Movement disorders neurosurgical aspects | 263 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Essential Neurosurgery |
| Author | Andrew H. Kaye |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1405148179, 9781405148177 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / General Medical / Internal Medicine Medical / Neurology |
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