The Neurosurgical Consult Book

by Risheng Xu (Editor)

Other authorsJordina Ricon-Torroella (Editor), Ann Liu (Editor)
Ebook, 2023

Status

Available

Call number

Online - See item details for access

Publication

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier

ISBN

9780323756150

Description

"Written by neurosurgery residents for neurosurgery residents and other providers, The Neurosurgical Consult Book focuses on the initial care and treatment of the neurosurgical consult patient, providing the key guidance you need when quick clinical management decisions are critical. You will learn to recognize the acuity of patient presentation and determine how to immediately triage the needs of the patient at an appropriate level of care. This portable, practical guide helps you quickly steer neurosurgical patients to medical stability and safety until a definitive treatment plan is implemented"-- publisher's description.

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CONTENTS:
Section One
Trauma Consults.
Epidural Hematoma
Traumatic Subarachnoid
Acute Subdural Hematoma
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Gunshot Wound (spine and cranial)
Odontoid Fracture
Jefferson Fracture
Chance Fracture
Perched/Jumped facets
Burst fracture with retropulsion
Clay Shoveler Fracture
Tumor Consults
Meningioma
Low grade intra-axial tumors
High grade intra-axial tumors
Supratentorial Metastases
Infratentorial Metastases
Pituitary Tumors
Pituitary apoplexy
Intraventricular tumor
Pituitary tumor with hypernatremia
Tumor mimic: stroke
Tumor progression vs treatment effect
Vascular Diseases
Supratentorial intracranial hemorrhage
Infratentorial intracranial hemorrhage
Chronic subdural hematoma
Hemicraniectomy for stroke
Thrombectomy for stroke
Non ruptured aneurysm
Ruptured aneurysm - subarachnoid hemorrhage
Perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Arteriovenous malformation after radiosurgery
Ruptured arteriovenous malformation
Dural arteriovenous fistula
Cavernous malformation
Carotid-cavernous fistulas
Internal carotid stenosis
Spine and Peripheral Nerve Consults
Non-operative degenerative spine disease
Cervical myelopathy
Neck pain
ACDF
Thoracic myelopathy
Lumbar degenerative disease
Cauda equina
Sagittal balance/adjacent segment disease
Central cord
Postoperative epidural hematoma
Spinal tumor - intradural
Spinal tumor - extradural
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
Spinal cord intrinsic tumor mimic: MS
Nerve section injury
Nerve crush injury
Pediatric consults
Perinatal intraventricular hemorrhage
Myelomeningocele/chiari
Shunt malfunction
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy
Pediatric brain tumors
Pediatric spinal tumor
Depressed skull fracture
Non-depressed skull fracture
Non-accidental trauma
SCIWORA
Hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Acute shunt malfunction - distal
Acute shunt malfunction - proximal
Pseudotumor
Spontaneous CSF leak/encephalocele
Infection Consults
Puffy Pott's Tumor
Intraparenchymal abscess
Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - operative
Osteomyelitis/epidural abscess - nonoperative
Functional and Pain Consults
Baclofen pump malfunction
Baclofen pump infection
Spinal cord stimulator
Adult chiari and Ehler Danlos
Trigeminal Neuralgia Section Nine
Post-operative Complications
Post-operative DVT/PE
Epidural hematoma - cranial
Epidural hematoma - spinal
Septic emboli/cement emboli
Wound infection - cranial
Wound infection - spinal
Shunt infection
Postoperative CSF leak
Postop intracranial hemorrhage
Shunt change and shunt tap
Intracranial Pressure Monitor
Intraventricular catheter
Lumbar puncture
Lumbar drain
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