Synopsis

The book is divided into XVII sections covering all important areas of neurosurgery, e.g. diagnostics, congenital malformations, head and spinal injuries, infections, vascular malformations, central nervous system tumours, etc. In addition, there are chapters on special neurosurgical techniques, such as stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, surgery for epilepsy, movement disorders, psychosurgery and pain. Each section has a number of sub-sections, for example, the section on infections includes brain abscess, subdural empyema, tuberculosis, fungal infections, cysticercosis, etc. Each sub-section provides stand-alone comprehensive information on the subject. This format of the text, as well as the multiple authorship of the book, has no doubt resulted in some duplication of information.