Includes Index

Neurosurgery textbooks have contributed to the lack of interest for the specialty as
they used to be packed with astonishingly complex anatomical pictures and with a
myriad of terms that have made the area a forbidding territory for many students.
Although, unlike neurosurgeons, the nonspecialists will probably never be
directly involved in the surgical procedures or in the therapeutic decisions, they
certainly need to be thoroughly informed about the newest treatment recommendations and the science and evidence that are behind them.
With that in mind, the authors have chosen to make neurosurgery more practical
and thus more available to those in search for information on the subject.
Each chapter of this book has the intention to bring a comprehensive, state-ofthe-art, and consistently formatted text on the recommendations for the management of a particular neurosurgical condition.
The apprehensions of the students about the complexity of neurosurgery are put
to ease with a concise and yet complete description of the essentials of the neurosurgical practice that is both easy to grasp and readily applicable.
Inviting acknowledged experts in the various areas to contribute to the chapters
has certainly enhanced the quality of the text and reinforced our belief that readers
would benefit from different opinions.
This new textbook was designed to provide a practical and in-depth reference
that gives the reader an easy guide to the therapeutic options of the commonest
problems in neurosurgery, serving as a constant companion for the daily clinical
practice.