Brain Surgery: A Comprehensive and Practical Resource for Brain Surgery Patients, Their Families and Physicians

This book has been written and illustrated for brain surgery patients and their families, and for physicians and persons interested in learning more about the field of neurosurgery. It is uniquely comprehensive yet concise, and provides invaluable pearls gleaned from thousands of neurosurgery patients cared for by the author. Learn about the basics of the brain, the many types of brain disorders and how they present, the ways in which brain disorders are investigated, treatment options, and step-by-step details of the investigations and procedures brain surgery patients frequently undergo, including open surgery or craniotomy, shunts, needle biopsy, radiosurgery, endovascular surgery, endoscopic or "keyhole" surgery, cerebral angiography, and more. Also learn about possible treatment-related complications, important details and tips regarding recovery and rehabilitation, the need for follow-up after treatment, matters concerning critically ill or comatose patients, and options for persons with recurrent or persistent disease. Discover what's on the horizon for the field of neurosurgery, and read responses to questions frequently put to neurosurgeons by their patients. Being diagnosed with a brain disorder and undergoing treatment are some of the most significant events a patient and his or her family will likely ever experience. This practical book is a must-read for such persons. The more one knows, the better equipped one will be to win the battle.

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 June, 2005. In July 2005, Dr. Khurana commenced his neurosurgical subspecialization in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, as a Fellow under Dr. Robert Spetzler. Dr. Khurana has a deep commitment to providing the highest standard of patient care and to advancing the field of neurosurgery through the practices of surgery, education, and research. A more detailed Curriculum Vitae is provided in his Website (www.brain-surgery.us).