Abstract
Intended to increase general awareness of what the neurosurgeon can and cannot do, this book deals at relative length with a few selected topics. Anatomic and physiological detail have been restricted, and principles of operations are given rather than details. The first group of chapters proceeds from diagnosis, pathology, and treatment of intracranial masses to the peculiarities of common types of tumor. The three chapters on head injury summarize current views of pathology, and the medical and operative management. Among vascular lesions discussed are aneurysms, angioma, intracerebral hemorrhage, and occlusive cerebrovascular disease. Many would concur that brain abscesses should be treated by burr hole drainage, but not that intrathecal medication should be used for meningitis. Spinal infections are included in chapters on spinal compression, again beginning with general principles of diagnosis and then proceeding to specific disease entities. Anterolateral decompression may come as a surprise to readers having limited experience
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