In a specialized field such as neurosurgery, highly specific knowledge is required. Training programs in the EU vary, making it difficult to standardize medical training. This manual forms the basis for a European consensus in neurosurgery. It is written for residents, students and physicians with a special interest in neurosurgery. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are detailed according to localization (cranial, spinal, peripheral nerves) with special consideration given to congenital defects and pediatric neurosurgical disorders, functional and stereotactic neurosurgery, as well as critical neurosurgical care. Each chapter contains the basics of anatomy and physiology. The book is well-organized and clearly structured according to each entity and its neurosurgical treatment options. A better understanding of specific neurosurgical problems will help practicing neurosurgeons provide better medical care for their patients, and will also provide the neurosurgery resident with a reliable European standard for step-by-step management of neurosurgical problems, which will prove useful when preparing for the board examination.

to Neurosurgery

Training and Education
Training in Neurosurgery
Basic Training in Technical Skills: Introduction to Learning 'Surgical Skills' in a Constructive Way
The Neurocranium
Basics
Brain Tumors
Vascular Diseases
Infectious Disease
Trauma
Developmental and Acquired Anomalies
Movement Rehabilitation for Trauma and Vascular Patients: Traumatic Brain Injury and Stroke
The Spine and Spinal Cord
Basics
Spinal Tumours
Degenerative Disease
Spinal Vascular Diseases
Infectious Disease of the Spine
Spinal Trauma
Syringomyelia
Treatment and Rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Cord Lesions
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Basics: Aetiology, Pathophysiology, General Symptomatology and Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Clinical Neurophysiology
Therapy of Peripheral Nerve Lesions
Nerve Compression Syndromes in the Extremities
Peripheral Nerve Tumours
Autonomic Nervous System
Cranial Nerves
Cranial Nerve Deficits
Cranial Nerve Compression Syndromes
Conclusion
Congenital Defects and Childhood Disorders
Cranial and Spinal Dysraphisms
Craniosynostosis
Neurocutaneous Syndromes
Hydrocephalus
Neuromodulation: Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Epilepsy
Pain
Functional Stereotactic Neurosurgery for Movement Disorders: Deep Brain Stimulation
Functional Applications of Radiosurgery
Image-Guided Neurosurgery
Spasticity and Muscles: Basics for Understanding the Different Treatment Modalities
Critical Neurosurgical Care
Consciousness Impairment
Intracranial Hypertension
Water and Electrolyte Regulation
Temperature Regulation
Respiration
Nutrition
Multiresistant Infections in Neurointensive Care Patients
Specific Aspects of Critical Care for Children.