Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery, 4 Vols.

Description

Dramatically updated to reflect recent advances in the basic and clinical neurosciences, Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery, 7th Edition remains your reference of choice for authoritative guidance onsurgery of the nervous system. Four comprehensive volumes thoroughly cover all you need to know about functional and restorative neurosurgery, (FRN)/deep brain stimulation (DBS), stem cell biology,radiological and nuclear imaging, and neuro-oncology, as well as minimally-invasive surgeries in spine and peripheral nerve surgery, endoscopic and other approaches for cranial procedures and cerebrovascular diseases. Seventy new chapters, an expanded video library, and revised content throughout help you master new procedures, new technologies, and essential anatomic knowledge.Thisunparalleled multimedia resource covers the entire specialty with the unquestioned guidance you’ve come to expect from the "Bible of neurological surgery."

Key Features

• Each clinical section contains chapters on technology specific for that particular clinical area.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

H. Winn, MD
Professor and Director of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York; Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York; Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Clinical Professor, Weill Medical College, Columbia University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York; Visiting Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Tribhuvan University TeachingHospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Contents

VOLUME 1

SECTION I
Introduction to Neurological Surgery
* PART 1
History
- Chapter 1 Historical Overview of Neurosurgery
James Tait Goodrich and Eugene S. Flamm
* PART 2
Basic Science
- Chapter 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Brain
Hung Tzu Wen, Albert L. Rhoton Jr, and Antônio C. M. Mussi
- Chapter 3 Molecular Biology Primer for Neurosurgeons
Kevin Y. Miyashiro and James Eberwine
- Chapter 4 Neuroembryology
Harvey B. Sarnat, Laura Flores-Sarnat, and Joseph D. Pinter
- Chapter 5 Stem Cell Biology in the Central Nervous System
Philip J. Horner and Samuel E. Nutt
- Chapter 6 Neurons and Neuroglia
Bruce D. Trapp and Karl Herrup
- Chapter 7 Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Energy Metabolism
Albert Gjedde and Pierre Magistretti
- Chapter 8 Blood-Brain Barrier
Shahid M. Nimjee, Gerald A. Grant, H. Richard Winn, and Damir Janigro
- Chapter 9 Cerebral Edema
Robert J. Weil and Edward H. Oldfield
- Chapter 10 Physiology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure
†Anthony Marmarou and Andrew Beaumont
- Chapter 11 Neurosurgical Epidemiology and Outcomes Assessment
Hugh Garton, Frederick G. Barker II, and Stephen J. Haines
* PART 3
Approach To The Patient
- Chapter 12 Altered Consciousness
Nicholas D. Schiff
- Chapter 13 Neuroophthalmology
Timothy J. Martin and James J. Corbett
- Chapter 14 Neurotology
P. Ashley Wackym and Christina L. Runge-Samuelson
- Chapter 15 Neurourology
Brett D. Lebed and Eric S. Rovner
- Chapter 16 Neuropsychological Testing
Jordan Grafman
* PART 4
Radiologic Fundamen