The Greenberg rapid review : a companion to the 8th edition [E-Book]

A companion to: Handbook of neurosurgery. 8th ed., c2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Anatomy and physiology. Gross anatomy, cranial, and spinal -- Vascular anatomy -- Neurophysiology and regional brain syndromes -- Part 2: General and neurology. Neuroanesthesia -- Sodium homeostasis and osmolality -- General neurocritical care -- Sedatives, paralytics, analgesics -- Endocrinology -- Hematology -- Neurology for neurosurgeons -- Neurovascular disorders and neurotoxicology -- Part 3: Imaging and diagnostics. Plain Radiology and Contrast Agents -- Imaging and Angiography -- Electrodiagnostics -- Part 4: Developmental anomalies. Primary intracranial anomalies -- Primary spinal anomalies -- Primary craniospinal anomalies -- Part 5: Coma and brain death. Coma -- Brain death and organ donation -- Part 6: Infection. Bacterial infections of the parenchyma and meninges and complex infections -- Skull, spine, and post-surgical infections -- Other nonbacterial infections -- Part 7: Hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Cerebrospinal fluid -- Hydrocephalus: general aspects -- Treatment of hydrocephalus -- Part 8: Seizures. Seizure Classification and Anti-Convulsant Pharmacology -- Special Types of Seizures -- Part 9: Pain. -- Part 10: Peripheral Nerves. Peripheral nerves -- Entrapment neuropathies -- Non-entrapment peripheral neuropathies -- Part 11: Neurophthalmology and neurotology. Neurophthalmology -- Neurotology -- Part 12: Primary tumors of the nervous and related systems: tumors of neuroepithelial tissue. General information, classification and tumor markers -- Syndromes involving tumors -- Astrocytomas -- Other astrocytic tumors -- Oligodendroglial tumors and tumors of the ependyma, choroid plexus, and other neuroepithelial tumors -- Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors -- Pineal region and embryonal tumors -- Tumors of cranial, spinal and peripheral nerves -- Meningiomas -- Other tumors related to the meninges -- Part 13: Tumors involving non-neural origin: metastases, lymphomas, chordomas. Lymphomas and hematopoietic neoplasms -- Pituitary tumors: general information and classification -- Pituitary adenomas: evaluation and nonsurgical management -- Pituitary adenomas: surgical management, outcome, and recurrence management -- Cysts and tumor-like lesions -- Pseudotumor cerebri and empty sella syndrome -- Tumors and tumor-like lesions of the skull -- Tumors of the spine and spinal cord -- Cerebral metastases -- Spinal epidural metastases -- Part 14: Head trauma. General information, grading, initial management -- Concussion, high altitude cerebral edema, cerebrovascular injuries -- Neuromonitoring -- Skull fractures -- Traumatic hemorrhagic conditions -- Gunshot wounds and non-missile penetrating brain injuries -- Pediatric head injury -- Head injury: long-term management, complications, outcome -- Part 15: Spine trauma. General information, neurologic assessment, whiplash and sports-related injuries, pediatric spine injuries -- Management of spinal cord injury -- Occipitoatlantoaxial injuries (occiput to C2) -- Subaxial (C3 through C7) injuries / fractures -- Thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine fractures -- Penetrating spine injuries and long term management / complications -- Part 16: Spine and spinal cord. Low back pain and radiculopathy -- Lumbar and thoracic intervertebral disk herniation / radiculopathy -- Cervical disc herniation -- Degenerative cervical disc disease and cervical myelopathy -- Thoracic and lumbar degenerative disc disease -- Adult spinal deformity and degenerative scoliosis -- Special conditions affecting the spine -- Other non-spine conditions with spine implications -- Special conditions affecting the spinal cord -- Part 17: SAH and aneurysms. Introduction and general information, grading, medical management, special conditions -- Critical care of aneurysm patients -- SAH from cerebral aneurysm rupture -- Aneurysm type by location -- Special aneurysms and non-aneurysmal SAH -- Part 18: Vascular Malformations -- Part 19: Stroke and occlusive cerebrovascular disease. General information and stroke physiology -- Evaluation and treatment for stroke -- Special conditions -- Cerebral arterial dissections -- Part 20: Intracerebral Hemorrhage -- Part 21: Outcome Assessment -- Part 22: Differential diagnosis. Differential diagnosis by location or radiographic finding: intracranial -- Differential diagnosis by location or radiographic finding: spine -- Differential diagnosis (DDx) by signs and symptoms: primarily intracranial -- Differential diagnosis (DDx) by signs and symptoms: primarily spine and other -- Part 23: Procedures, interventions, operations. Procedures, interventions, operations: general information -- Specific craniotomies -- Spine, cervical -- Spine, thoracic and lumbar -- Miscellaneous surgical procedures -- Functional neurosurgery -- Pain procedures -- Seizure surgery -- Radiation therapy (XRT) -- Endovascular neurosurgery.

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