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Dramatically updated to reflect recent advances in the basic and clinical neurosciences, Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery, 7th Edition remains your reference of choice for authoritative guidance on surgery of the nervous system. Four comprehensive volumes thoroughly cover all you need to know about functional and restorative neurosurgery, (FRN)/deep brain stimulation (DBS), stem cell biology, radiological and nuclear imaging, and neuro-oncology, as well as minimally-invasive surgeries in spine and peripheral nerve surgery, endoscopic and other approaches for cranial procedures and cerebrovascular diseases. Seventy new chapters, an expanded video library, and revised content throughout help you master new procedures, new technologies, and essential anatomic knowledge. This unparalleled multimedia resource covers the entire specialty with the unquestioned guidance you´ve come to expect from the "Bible of neurological surgery."

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VOLUME 1

SECTIONI Introduction to Neurological Surgery

PART1

History

Chapter 1 Historical Overview of Neurosurgery

James Tait Goodrich and Eugene S. Flamm

PART2

Basic Science

Chapter 2 Surgical Anatomy of the Brain

Hung Tzu Wen, Albert L. Rhoton Jr, and Antônio C. M. Mussi

Chapter 3 Molecular Biology Primer for Neurosurgeons

Kevin Y. Miyashiro and James Eberwine

Chapter 4 Neuroembryology

Harvey B. Sarnat, Laura Flores-Sarnat, and Joseph D. Pinter

Chapter 5 Stem Cell Biology in the Central Nervous System

Philip J. Horner and Samuel E. Nutt

Chapter 6 Neurons and Neuroglia

Bruce D. Trapp and Karl Herrup

Chapter 7 Cellular Mechanisms of Brain Energy Metabolism

Albert Gjedde and Pierre Magistretti

Chapter 8 Blood-Brain Barrier

Shahid M. Nimjee, Gerald A. Grant, H. Richard Winn, and Damir Janigro

Chapter 9 Cerebral Edema

Robert J. Weil and Edward H. Oldfield

Chapter 10 Physiology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure

Anthony Marmarou and Andrew Beaumont

Chapter 11 Neurosurgical Epidemiology and Outcomes Assessment

Hugh Garton, Frederick G. Barker II, and Stephen J. Haines

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Approach To The Patient

Chapter 12 Altered Consciousness

Nicholas D. Schiff

Chapter 13 Neuroophthalmology

Timothy J. Martin and James J. Corbett

Chapter 14 Neurotology

P. Ashley Wackym and Christina L. Runge-Samuelson

Chapter 15 Neurourology

Brett D. Lebed and Eric S. Rovner

Chapter 16 Neuropsychological Testing

Jordan Grafman

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Radiologic Fundamen

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