Handbook of Neurosurgery: Volume One

This is the first of two volumes of a practical reference for neurosurgeons, residents, medical students, nurses, radiologists, emergency room personnel and operating staff. The set contains 2800 literature citations. Quick reference tables on the back and inside covers provide frequently used information at a glance. Each volume carries a complete index for the entire set. This edition covers many new topics including: whiplash-associated injuries; palliodotomy for Parkinson's disease; cerebral protection during surgery; thromboembolism in neurosurgery; spinal synovial cysts; scar formation following laminectomy for herniated disc and association with recurrent radiculopathy; arachnoiditis; third ventriculostomy; myasthemia gravis; and inadvertent durotomy.