Principles of Neurological Surgery, 4th Edition

By Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS; Laligam N. Sekhar, MD, FACS, FAANS; Neil D. Kitchen, MD, FRCS (SN)

ISBN: 9780323431408

Pub Date: 26 Jan 2018

Reviewed by:  Morteza Sadeh, MD PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)

Description

This is the fourth edition of a broad overview of neurosurgery, from general principles to specific techniques. The topics are carefully selected and provide a holistic approach to education and training.

Purpose

The purpose is to provide a comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date review of topics in neurosurgery with excellent illustrations, easy-to-read text, and invaluable online resources.

Audience

This is an excellent, one-volume resource for medical students and neurosurgery residents. The content and the descriptive tone of the book, as well as the background information and teaching tools, including illustrations and the accompanying website, are perfect for the intended audience.

Features

This book provides a superb level of detail in its explanation of each topic, including a clear and efficient discussion of background and clinical relevance as well as scenarios. The use of tables is consistent and frequent in each chapter, which helps readers create mental summaries of the material and organizes the teaching points. The illustrations and the use of graphics and schematics are highlights of this book, as they are extremely useful for learning and conceptualization of topics as well as for demonstrating the anatomical features and approaches in surgeries.

Assessment

This book achieves its goal of educating students and trainees about almost every topic in neurosurgery. It is comprehensive, yet to the point and brief enough to contain everything in one volume. The illustrations and the website material are well designed and categorized, and represent a unique feature compared to other books intended for novice trainees.

Doody’s Review Service Weighted Numerical Score: 93-4 Stars!