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Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions

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Editors:
  1. Abhishek Agrawal

    1. Neurosurgery/Radiology, Brigham and Women's Medical Hospita Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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  2. Gavin Britz

    1. Department of Neurosurgery, Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, USA

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  • This book is a comprehensive guide for patients and families under neurosurgical care
  • Is it co-authored by reputed neurosurgeons who have a mastery in the subject
  • This book is from the physicians and the patients/families to the future patients and families whose loved ones are under neuro-surgical care or in the neuro-intensive care unit

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Non-malignant Brain Tumors

    • Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Mitchel S. Berger
    Pages 1-26

  3. Malignant Brain Tumors

    • Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, Robert F. Spetzler
    Pages 27-35

  4. Pituitary Tumors

    • David S. Baskin
    Pages 37-52

  5. Pediatric Brain Tumors

    • Mihir Gupta, Gerald A. Grant
    Pages 53-64

  6. Congenital Neurosurgical Problems

    • Herbert Edgar Fuchs
    Pages 65-69

  7. Hydrocephalus

    • Anthony M. Avellino
    Pages 71-78

  8. Chiari Syndrome

    • Samuel Braydon Harris, Richard G. Ellenbogen
    Pages 79-88

  9. Brain Aneurysms

    • Yi Jonathan Zhang, Virendra Desai, Orlando Diaz, Richard P. Klucznik, Gavin Britz
    Pages 89-101

  10. Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

    • Andrew B. Shaw, Daniel S. Ikeda, Evan S. Marlin, Ciarán J. Powers
    Pages 103-119

  11. Moyamoya Disease

    • Teresa E. Bell-Stephens, Gary K. Steinberg
    Pages 121-136

  12. Medical Management of a Stroke

    • Mary Guhwe, Kelly Blessing, Susan Chioffi, Carmelo Graffagnino
    Pages 137-149

  13. Neuro-Interventional Management of a Stroke

    • Jan Vargas, Alejandro M. Spiotta, Raymond Turner, Imran Chaudry, Aquilla S. Turk
    Pages 151-155

  14. Symptoms and Signs to Look for After a Spinal Cord Injury

    • Graham H. Creasey
    Pages 157-162

  15. Evaluation of Spinal Alignment

    • G. Alexander West
    Pages 163-168

  16. Herniated Discs of the Spine

    • Brandon D. Liebelt, J. Bob Blacklock
    Pages 169-174

  17. Spinal Fusion

    • Paul J. Holman, Blake Staub, Matthew McLaurin
    Pages 175-180

  18. Spinal Cord Tumors

    • Robert E. Isaacs, Vijay Agarwal
    Pages 181-188

  19. Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy

    • Todd S. Trask, Videndra Desai
    Pages 189-200

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 201-208
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About this book

Patients with neurosurgical conditions are almost always referred from either primary care physicians, neurologists, internist or a specialist in family medicine. This comprehensive guide will answer commonly asked questions about common neurosurgical conditions related to brain and spinal cord, in an attempt to fill in the gap and answer numerous questions that arises after a diagnosis is made on the loved ones. This book has been specially written and illustrated for families of patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures of the spine and peripheral nerve surgeries, as well as rehabilitation. It is straightforward, with non-technical language explaining the basics of neurosurgical diseases and their management including legal, ethical and financial issues.

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From the book reviews:

“This pocket-sized book concisely presents the current understanding of the management of common neurosurgical disorders. … The book is aimed at students and trainees in their early years of training. It is also appropriate for general practitioners, family practitioners, pediatricians, and other intermediate caregivers. … This book is current, concise, and well illustrated, and provides answers to commonly asked questions about neurosurgical treatment of brain and spinal cord disorders.” (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Neurosurgery/Radiology, Brigham and Women's Medical Hospita Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Abhishek Agrawal

  • Department of Neurosurgery, Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, USA

    Gavin Britz

About the editors

Dr Abhishek Agrawal, M.D.: House Staff, Department of Neurosurgery/ Radiology, Brigham and Women’s’ Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr Gavin Britz, MBCCh, MPH, FAANS: Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, Texas.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Emergency Approaches to Neurosurgical Conditions

  • Editors: Abhishek Agrawal, Gavin Britz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10693-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10692-2Published: 18 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10693-9Published: 04 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 208

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosurgery, Neurology, General Practice / Family Medicine

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