Overview
Essential 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 ‘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 Psychiatry
Full Product Details
Author: Andrew H. Kaye (University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.30cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781405116411
ISBN 10: 1405116412
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 24 March 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order 
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Table of Contents
Preface 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
Reviews
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 Psychiatry
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 Psychiatry
Author Information
Professor Andrew H. Kaye, MBBS MD FRACS James Stewart Professor of Surgery and Head of Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Australia Director of Neurosurgery and Director, The Melbourne Neuroscience Centre, The Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, which is the official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and the Australian Association of Neurologists.
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