- Written in the style of the daily handover
- Includes essential radiological findings for neurosurgeon
- Helps prepare trainee for neurosurgical exam
This book describes neurosurgical cases following the format of the clinical handover. Each case has a one line summary and differential diagnosis, appropriate interpretation of illustrated radiological studies, further ancillary tests, and management options. When appropriate, scoring/scaling systems and detailed anatomy are described, as well as basic surgical techniques and approaches. The information provided is evidence-based, referring to the relevant publications.
Neurosurgery: A Case-Based Approach is aimed at junior neurosurgical trainees, both when studying for their exams and enhancing their ability to handover to colleagues.
Table of ContentsHead Trauma
- 1. Contusion
- 2. Depressed skull fracture
- 3. Diffuse Axonal Injury
- 4. Extradural Haematoma
- 5. Acute Subdural Haematoma
- 6. Chronic Subdural Haematoma
- 7. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Brainstem Death Tests
Spine Injuries
- 1. Cervical spine fracture - dislocation
- 2. Odontoid Peg fracture
- 3. Cervical traumatic disc prolapse
- 4. Thoracic wedge compression fracture
- 5. L1 burst fracture
- 6. Lumbo-sacral fracture
NeuroVascular
- 1. Spontaneous Intracerebral Haematoma
- 2. Basal Ganglia ICH with Hydrocephalus
- 3. Posterior Fossa ICH with Hydrocephalus
- 4. Subarachnoid Haemorrhage WFNS II - ACommA Aneurysm
- 5. Subarachnoid Haemorrhage WFNS V - MCA Aneurysm with Sylvian ICH
- 6. Painful 3rd cranial nerve palsy - PCommA Aneurysm
- 7. ArterioVenous Malformation
- 8. Spinal dural ArterioVenous Fistula
- 9. Malignant MCA Syndrome
Hydrocephalus
- 1. Prematurity related Intracranial Haemorrhage
- 2. Chiari II Malformation
- 3. Aqueduct stenosis
- 4. Colloid Cyst
- 5. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- 6. Blocked shunt
Tumor
- 1. Paediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor
- 2. Craniopharyngioma
- 3. Pineal Tumor
- 4. Left Temporal High Grade Glioma
- 5. Olfactory Groove Meningioma
- 6. Posterior Fossa Metastasis
- 7. Pituitary Apoplexy
- 8. Metastatic Malignant Spinal Cord Compression
- 9. Thoracic meningioma
- 10. Spinal Cord Intradural Intramedullary Tumour
Infections
- 1. Intracerebral Abscess
- 2. Subdural Empyema and Epidural Abscess
- 3. Ventriculitis and post operative spinal infection
- 4. Thoracic epidural abscess
- 5. Post operative cranial wound infection
Degenerative
- 1. Cervical Canal Stenosis
- 2. Cauda Equina Syndrome
- 3. Foot drop
- 4. Thoracic disc prolapse
