Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review
Certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) is the gold standard for certification of neurosurgeons practicing in the U.S. This text is the most up-to-date board review guide for neurosurgeons. It features actual cases, over 300 high-quality illustrations and images, clinical overviews, and a Q and A that mimics the ABNS exam format.Uniquely qualified as esteemed experts in organized neurosurgery as well as past or present Directors of the ABNS, the editors have compiled a book of remarkable depth and scope. With contributions from top neurosurgeons in each subspecial. �Read more...
Abstract: Certification from the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) is the gold standard for certification of neurosurgeons practicing in the U.S. This text is the most up-to-date board review guide for neurosurgeons. It features actual cases, over 300 high-quality illustrations and images, clinical overviews, and a Q and A that mimics the ABNS exam format.Uniquely qualified as esteemed experts in organized neurosurgery as well as past or present Directors of the ABNS, the editors have compiled a book of remarkable depth and scope. With contributions from top neurosurgeons in each subspecial
Table of contents :
Content: Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A Comprehensive Review
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information and Objectives
Disclosure Information
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
I Cerebrovascular
A Neurovascular Anatomy (Imaging, Anatomy, and Clinical Correlation)
1 Anterior Circulation Vascular Anatomy and Stroke Syndromes
2 Posterior Circulation Vascular Anatomy and Stroke Syndromes
3 Cranial Venous Anatomy and Clinical Correlation
4 Spinal Vascular Anatomy and Clinical Correlation 5 Extracranial Head and Neck Vascular Anatomy and Clinical CorrelationB Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
6 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Workup and Diagnosis
7 Intensive Care Unit Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
8 Cerebral Vasospasm
9 Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Indications for Microsurgery
10 Ruptured Aneurysms: Indications for Endovascular Treatment
C Unruptured Aneurysm
11 Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Natural History
12 Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Microsurgical Treatment
13 Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Endovascular Treatment
D Atherosclerotic Disease 14 Asymptomatic Carotid Disease15 Symptomatic Extracranial Carotid Artery Stenosis
16 Extracranial Carotid Stenosis: Stent Indications
17 Intracranial Atherosclerosis: Medical and Interventional Management
18 Intracranial Atherosclerosis: Indications for Surgical Revascularization
E Moyamoya
19 Moyamoya Disease in Adults
20 Moyamoya Disease in Children
F Dissections
21 Extracranial Traumatic Dissections
22 Extracranial Spontaneous Dissections
23 Intracranial Hemorrhagic Dissections
G Vascular Malformations
24 Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 25 Natural History of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations26 Treatment of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
27 Developmental Venous Anomaly
H Fistulas
28 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
29 Spinal Dural Fistula and Arteriovenous Malformation
30 Carotid Cavernous Fistulas
31 Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation (VGAM)
I Ischemic Stroke
32 Intravenous Revascularization for Acute Stroke
33 Endovascular Revascularization for Acute Stroke
34 Decompressive Craniectomy for Malignant MCA Infarct
35 Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis 36 Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage: Correction of Coagulopathy37 Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
38 Spontaneous Cerebellar Hemorrhage
39 Intraventricular Hemorrhage
J Vasculitis
40 Temporal Arteritis
41 Intracranial Vasculitis
II Functional Neurosurgery: Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, and Chronic Pain
A Epilepsy
42 Patient Selection for Epilepsy Surgery in Adults
43 Epilepsy Surgery
B Movement Disorders
44 Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease
45 Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor
C Pain
46 Trigeminal Neuralgia
47 Ablative Procedures for Neuropathic Pain
