Product Description

Greenberg's classic text returns in a new edition packed with the fundamental science concepts and clinical applications that will guide you through the full range of situations arising in professional practice. Thoroughly cross referenced and indexed, and with thousands of literature citations, this guide makes it easy to locate exactly what you need to know. In addition to updated coverage of the key clinical issues in neurosurgery, this new edition incorporates practice parameters derived from evidence-based medicine, including the management of cervical trauma and current guidelines for lumbar fusion derived from those recently established by the Joint Section of Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the AANS and the CNS. With its portable, pocket-sized format, "Handbook of Neurosurgery" is the definitive text to keep at hand for both reference and review.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #614752 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-01
• Binding: Paperback

Review
A must-have...[a] low-cost, highly portable, and extremely useful reference volume, which will undoubtedly enjoy continued longevity into the foreseeable future.--Journal of Neurosurgery

A vital resource...the Handbook is a comprehensive quick reference compilation spanning the breadth of neurosurgical disease and practice...the seventh edition marks a significant update...so accessible...For rapid access to the diagnosis and management of all neurosurgical things, there is no substitute.--The Journal of TRAUMA Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

Comprehensive and highly useful and readable...review of neurosurgery...Well indexed, convenient, well written...and light weight. This should be on all our bookshelves. -- American Journal of Neuroradiology

Offers new material on new prodcedures such as awake craniotomies, brain mapping, and endovascular techniques, and reveals the latest understanding of conditions such as dural arteriovenous malformations and new monitoring modalities.--SciTech Book News

Comprehensive and conveniently compact, this book is a must-have reference for neurosurgery...and a useful tool for anyone working in the clinical neurosciences...Superb and...up to date. -- Doody's

Praise for the previous edition:

Jam-packed with information vital to every practicing neuroradiologist. It serves best to tuck this paperback book into a laboratory coat, so that quick consultation on patient evaluation, clinical management, and surgical approach is readily at hand...a comprehensive companion for all those in the clinical neurosciences.--American Journal of Neuroradiology

The Handbook of Neurosurgery has been a kind of bible for neurosurgical residents. This book is an invaluable companion for the neurosurgical resident from internship through completion. It is a reference for quick up-to-date information on anatomical and physiological facts, differential diagnosis, and currently