The Brain Aneurysm - Softcover

Spetzler, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1425957072 ISBN 13: 9781425957070

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2006

Synopsis

This book has been expertly written and illustrated for patients with brain aneurysms and their families and for physicians and paramedical professionals interested in learning more about this field. The book contains detailed information about the investigation and screening of brain aneurysms and critical chapters related to their treatment. A comprehensive section on coma caused by ruptured brain aneurysms discusses the difficult choices facing both families and physicians during the management of critically ill aneurysm and brain hemorrhage patients. The book explains the process of informed consent for the investigation and treatment of brain aneurysms and the rationale for the choices given and decisions made. The risks and benefits of various procedures encountered by brain aneurysm patients and how the procedures are performed are described in detail. Responses to frequently asked questions regarding "clipping versus coiling" aneurysms are provided, as are step-by-step details of the relevant open surgical and endovascular procedures. An in-depth chapter devoted to rehabilitation and recovery after treatment presents information on what patients can expect and need to be aware of during this process. Chapters also cover treatment-related complications, wound issues, follow-up after coiling or clipping, and recurrent or persistent brain aneurysms after treatment. Finally, detailed "case histories" of persons with unruptured and ruptured brain aneurysms personalize the experience of having an aneurysm. Being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and undergoing treatment are some of the most significant events patients and their families are likely to experience. This practical book is a must-read for such persons.

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About the Author

Dr. Vini G. Khurana graduated with his medical and research degrees from the University of Sydney in 1995 and undertook his surgical internship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and the Thoralf Sundt Neurosurgical Research Fellowship from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency in 2005. Dr. Khurana, recently a Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery Fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Spetzler, has recently been appointed as Associate Professor of Neurosurgery for the University of Sydney in Australia. Dr. Robert F. Spetzler received his Bachelor of Science degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and his M.D. from Northwestern Medical School, Chicago, Illinois. His postgraduate training was completed at Wesley Memorial Hospital Northwestern in Chicago, Illinois, and his neurosurgical residency was completed at the University of California San Francisco, California. He achieved his Board Certification in September 1979 from the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Spetzler's academic credentials include Instructor of Neurosurgery at the University of California San Francisco, California; Assistant and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; and Professor of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Spetzler is the J.N. Harber Chairman of Neurological Surgery and Director of the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.

Edition details

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1425957072
• ISBN 13: 9781425957070
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152