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Novena edición actualizada de este manual clásico de neurocirugía que reúne una amplia gama de pautas de práctica clínica de diferentes fuentes. Reconocido por su profundidad y amplitud, el texto actualizado con casi 1.800 páginas abarca todo el espectro de la neurocirugía, incluida la anatomía, la fisiología, el diagnóstico diferencial y los principios actuales del tratamiento quirúrgico y no quirúrgico. Cubre una amplia gama de trastornos neurológicos heredados, del desarrollo y adquiridos que afectan a pacientes pediátricos y geriátricos. Anatomy and Physiology 1 Gross Anatomy, Cranial and Spine 2 Vascular Anatomy 3 Neurophysiology and Regional Brain Syndromes General and Neurology 4 Neuroanesthesia 5 Sodium Homeostasis and Osmolality 6 General Neurocritical Care 7 Sedatives, Paralytics, Analgesics 8 Endocrinology 9 Hematology 10 Neurology for Neurosurgeons 11 Neurovascular Disorders and Neurotoxicology Imaging and Diagnostics 12 Plain Radiology and Contrast Agents 13 Imaging and Angiography 14 Electrodiagnostics Developmental Anomalies 15 Primary Intracranial Anomalies 16 Primary Spinal Anomalies 17 Primary Craniospinal Anomalies Coma and Brain Death 18 Coma 19 Brain Death and Organ Donation Infection 20 Bacterial Infections of the Parenchyma and Meninges and Complex Infections 21 Skull, Spine, and Post-Surgical Infections 22 Other Nonbacterial Infections Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) 23 Cerebrospinal Fluid 24 Hydrocephalus - General Aspects 25 Treatment of Hydrocephalus Seizures 26 Seizure Classification and Anti-Convulsant Pharmacology 27 Special Types of Seizures Pain 28 Pain Peripheral Nerves 29 Peripheral Nerves 30 Entrapment Neuropathies 31 Non-Entrapment Peripheral Neuropathies Neurophthalmology and Neurotology 32 Neurophthalmology 33 Neurotology Primary Tumors of the Nervous and Related Systems 34 Primary Tumors - Classification and Tumor Markers 35 Syndromes Involving Tumors 36 Diffuse Astrocytic & Oligodendroglial Tumors 37 Other Astrocyt