Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery

Precision Medicine in Neurosurgery

This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 5.1 . Key Concepts Precision medicine in cancer has led to significant advances in cancer research. As we look to the future, improving technologies for…

Surgical Anatomy of the Spine

Acknowledgments We would like to express our gratitude to the body donors and their families, who, through their altruism, contributed to making this chapter possible. We thank BodyParts3D© The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.1…

Surgical Anatomy of the Skull Base

Acknowledgments The authors thank the staff of Neuroscience Publications at Barrow Neurological Institute for assistance with manuscript and video preparation. This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the authors: Video 3.1 . Key Concepts Neurosurgical…

Surgical Anatomy of the Brain

Key Concepts The CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. The brain is composed of the cerebrum, brainstem, and cerebellum. The cerebrum consists of two cerebral hemispheres. Each hemisphere presents a central core that is composed of basal ganglia…

Historical Overview of Neurosurgery

Historical Overview of NeurosurgeryJames Tait Goodrich † and Eugene S. Flamm This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the author: Video 1.1. This chapter includes an accompanying lecture presentation that has been prepared by the…