Neurosurgical essentials

Neurosurgical Essentials


By Rahul Jandial, M.D. with Henry E. Aryan, M.D., Peter Nakaji, M.D.

Neurological surgery is a rapidly evolving field, presenting
neurosurgeons with important and complex challenges. This
comprehensive yet concise pocket handbook presents the differential
diagnosis, evaluation, operative risks, and treatment for a wide
range of neurological conditions. It will serve as a guide for a host
of audiences, as a quick reference for neurologists, psychiatrists,
and general surgeons, and as an introduction providing the
fundamentals of diagnosis and treatment of neurosurgical patients for
medical students, surgical interns, house staff, and nurses. Fully
illustrated with MRIs, CT scans, and labeled anatomical drawings,
this invaluable handbook also provides questions and answers and
surgical pearls in each chapter.

Neurosurgical Essentials promotes understanding and encourages
further exploration toward additional neurosurgical advances. Don뭪
miss out on this excellent resource!

Contents:
Acoustic Neuroma

Aneurysm

Arteriovenous Malformation

Carotid Artery Disease

Cerebral Abscess

Cervical Disc Herniation and Cervical Spinal Stenosis

Cervical Spine Fracture

Closed Head Injury

Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Head Injury Operation

Hydrocephalus and Shunt Malfunction

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Lumbar Herniated Disc and Lumbar Stenosis

Meningioma

Metastatic Tumors

Peripheral Nerve Injury

Pituitary Tumors

Posterior Fossa Tumors

Primary Brain Tumors

Radiology

Spinal Cord Injury

Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Differential Diagnosis by Location
About the Authors:
Rahul Jandial, M.D., Resident, Division of Neurosurgery, University
of California-San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California

With

Henry E. Aryan, M.D., Resident, Division of Neurosurgery, University
of California-San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California

Peter Nakaji, M.D., Cerebrovascular Surgery Fellow, Barrow
Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona


2004. Paperback, 300 pages, 150 illustrations