About This Book
Since its first appearance in 1990, the Handbook of Neurosurgery has been the reference neurosurgical residents and practitioners reach for first. Written by Mark S. Greenberg, MD, the handbook distills the breadth of the specialty into a single portable volume, and this eleventh edition carries that work forward with Dr. Nitin Agarwal serving as Associate Editor.
Across 24 sections and 118 chapters — beginning with anatomy and physiology and closing with endovascular intervention — the text has been revised to reflect current national clinical guidelines and classification systems, including the AO Spine thoracolumbar and subaxial cervical spine injury classifications. Topics receiving substantial updates include Moyamoya disease, Cushing disease and syndrome, trigeminal neuralgia, and the management of stroke and traumatic brain injury.
The illustration program has been expanded to 517 images, while the handbook's 6,000-plus references have moved to the digital edition to keep the print volume portable. Each print copy includes complimentary digital access on Thieme's MedOne platform.
Key Features
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24 Sections, 118 Chapters
Organized from anatomy and physiology through endovascular intervention, so a topic can be found under pressure.
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Current Guidelines
Revised against national clinical guidelines and classification systems, including the AO Spine injury classifications.
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Expanded Illustrations
517 images support the text, with substantial updates to Moyamoya disease, Cushing disease, and trigeminal neuralgia.
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Built to Stay Portable
More than 6,000 references moved to the digital edition to keep the print volume pocketable at 1,984 pages.
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Digital + Print
Every print copy ships with complimentary access on Thieme's MedOne platform.
About the Associate Editor
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Nitin Agarwal, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Editor
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Director of the AO Spine Fellowship Program, and Director of the Spine Computational Outcomes Learning Institute (SCOLI). He also serves as Acting Chief and Site Residency Program Director of Neurological Surgery at the Veteran Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System. He is board-certified in neurological surgery with fellowship training in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery, and earned his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His work spans neurotrauma outcomes, spine surgery outcomes, socioeconomic research, and patient education, with over 300 peer-reviewed publications and more than 350 presentations.