Sir Victor Horsley was a pioneer of neurosurgery, performing successful operations on the brain and spinal cord long before it was possible to image the nervous system. This fascinating biography explores his influence on the development of neurosurgery and on clinical practice more generally, and his social activism.

A resource for physicians, technologists, and other health professionals who need to acquire state-of-the-art skills in neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring (NIOM). It covers basic aspects of monitoring, describes the clinical and technical requirements for monitoring specific types of surgeries, and addresses the administrative aspects of running an NIOM service.

Textbook of Epilepsy Surgery

This volume of Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery covers some important new developments in functional neurosurgery and endovascular therapy. Endovascular treatment of a variety of lesions is now common practice and the state of the art in endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke is reviewed.

This book is a comprehensive illustrated surgical guide to operative exposures of the spinal nerves, also known as peripheral nerves. A separate chapter on technical notes identifies surgical pearls relating to techniques such as nerve suturing and nerve transfers.