Beschreibung:
The book provides a smooth transition from neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neurological examination to neurosurgery, focusing more on the knowledge underlying neurosurgical practice rather than on surgical technique. The core of the book is composed of chapters discussing each of the most important medical conditions that deserve neurosurgical intervention, providing key information on diagnosis, clinical aspects, disease management, surgical procedures and prognosis. Moreover, complementary discussion of the frontiers and advances in neurosurgery are also covered.
Neuroanatomy Applied to Clinical Practice.- Basic Neurological Examination Intracranial Hypertension.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Spinal Trauma.- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage.- Neurosurgery for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke.- Hydrocephalus - Basic Concepts and Initial Management.- Spinal Dysraphism.- Craniosynostosis .- Management of Low Back Pain.- Peripheral Nervous System - Neurosurgical Pearls.- Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease.- Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease.- Brain Tumors in Adults.- Brain Tumors in Children.- Brain Death.- Social and Economic Burden of Misdiagnosing in Medicine: A Current Overview.- The Frontiers of Neurosurgery.