Part of the Neurosurgery by Example series, this volume on neurotrauma presents exemplary cases in which renowned authors guide readers through the assessment and planning, decision making, surgical procedure, after care, and complication management of common and uncommon disorders. The cases explore the spectrum of clinical diversity and complexity within neurotrauma, including hematoma, injury to the sinuses, concussion, orbital trauma, penetrating brain injuries, and more.
Each chapter also contains 'pivot points' that illuminate changes required to manage patients in alternate or atypical situations, and pearls for accurate diagnosis, successful treatment, and effective complication management. Containing a focused review of medical evidence and expected outcomes, Neurotrauma is appropriate for neurosurgeons who wish to learn more about a subspecialty, and those preparing for the American Board of Neurological Surgery oral examination.
1. Medical Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure Courtney Pendleton and Jack Jallo 2. Surgical Treatment of Raised Intracranial Pressure Mohamed A. Zaazoue and Richard B. Rodgers 3. Acute Subdural Hematoma Benjamin McGahan, Nathaniel Toop, Varun Shah, and John McGregor 4. Chronic Subdural Hematoma Nathaniel Toop, Benjamin McGahan, Varun Shah, and John McGregor 5. Epidural Hematoma Lydia Kaoutzani and Martina Stippler 6. Injury to the Dural Venous Sinuses Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Christopher J. Madden, and Shelly D. Timmons 7. Traumatic Intracerebral Contusions Ilyas Eli, Mitchell Couldwell, and Craig H. Rabb 8. Diffuse Axonal Injury Hussein A. Zeineddine, Cole T. Lewis, and Ryan S. Kitagawa 9. Concussion Amy A. Mathews and Kathleen R. Bell 10. Calvarial Vault Fractures Philip A. Villanueva and Erin Graves 11. Traumatic Anterior Cranial Fossa CSF Leaks Omaditya Khanna, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Hermes Garcia, Richard F. Schmidt, James J. Evans, and Christopher J. Farrell 12. Management of Temporal Bone Fractures Hongzhao Ji and Brandon Isaacson 13. Orbital Trauma Aaron Plitt, Ben Kafka, Tarek El Ahmadieh, and Christopher Madden 14. Blunt Cervical Vascular Injury Aaron R. Plitt, Benjamin Kafka, and Kim Rickert 15. Blunt Intracranial Cerebrovascular Injury Benjamin Kafka, Aaron R. Plitt, and Kim Rickert 16. Seizures in the Setting of Trauma Sara Hefton 17. Evaluation and Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures Geoffrey Peitz, Mark A. Miller, Gregory W. J. Hawryluk, and Ramesh Grandhi 18. Penetrating Brain Injuries Zachary L. Hickman and Konstantinos Margetis 19. Management of Gunshot Wounds to the Head Bizhan Aarabi 20. Management of Complex Scalp Injuries Thana N. Theofanis and Patrick Greaney 21. Occipital Condyle Fractures Evan Fitchett, Fadi Alsaiegh, and Jack Jallo 22. Multimodality Monitoring in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Abdelhakim Khellaf, Peter J. A. Hutchinson, and Adel Helmy
Dr. Christopher J. Madden, MD, is a Professor of Neurological Surgery at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He served for many years as the Chief of Neurosurgery at Parkland Hospital and has been actively involved in brain injury trials and research over the last two decades. Dr. Jack Jallo, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Neurosurgery, Director of Neurotrauma, Vicechair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Executive Director of Critical Care for Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA. His research and academic work has focused and the management of traumatic brain injury.
Reviews for Neurotrauma
Neurosurgery By Example: Neurotrauma has great value in its case-based format and in following the process of each step of patient care, starting with initial evaluation and early treatment and going through complication management. It demonstrates the importance of using literature- and guidelinebased protocols but, perhaps more importantly, knowing when it is appropriate to deviate from these pathways to best serve each patient. -- S. Alan Hoffer, MD, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Neurosurgery
