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Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery Albright / Pollack / Adelson

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery

2008
2nd edition
1296 pp, 124 tables, 882 illustrations
hardcover
ISBN: 9781588903952 / 9783131146922

$299.95 / EUR 269.95
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A new edition of the critically acclaimed reference for complex problems in neurosurgery



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This book presents the latest management techniques for pediatric neurosurgical disorders frequently encountered in clinical practice. In this edition, chapters are organized into separate sections including cerebral disorders, spinal disorders, neoplasms, trauma, cerebrovascular disease, functional disorders, and infectious disorders. Each chapter describes the diagnostic studies, pathology and pathobiology, indications for surgery, treatment alternatives, prognostic factors and outcomes.

Features of the second edition:
  • Commentaries at the end of each chapter provide insights from the senior editors

  • "Pearls" identify critical steps in management

  • More than 850 high-quality images demonstrate disease pathology and surgical approaches and techniques

  • Easy-to-read tables synthesize key clinical concepts

  • New chapters cover ethical issues in pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery in developing countries, and in utero neurosurgery


  • This comprehensive book is a must-have reference for all neurosurgeons, and specialists and residents in pediatric neurosurgery and pediatric neurology.


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