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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Offers 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
