Book description
Not since White and Sweet published Pain and the Neurosurgeon in the
1960s has there been a comprehensive review of the entire field of
neurosurgical pain management. You will find a complete synthesis of
all current concepts of pain neuroanatomy, physiology, and
pathophysiology; new procedures that minimize invasiveness and
postoperative neurological deficits; and the entire scope of surgical
and medical management of chronic pain. In addition, you will benefit
from the expertise of the international board of contributors, a
virtual who's who in pain medicine, management, and surgery. Special
features of this encyclopedic resource: * Special Considerations
highlighting important practical, clinical information *
Point/Counterpoint giving the pros and cons of different treatment
methods * Expert commentary offering insights and alternative views of
each topic
"Excellent, focused evaluation of the surgical options available
to the neurosurgeon. Highly recommended for practicing neurosurgeons
interested in the field of pain management...An excellent successor to
White and Sweet's Pain: It's Mechanisms and Neurosurgical Control...a
substantial and much needed addition to the field." --Journal of
Neurosurgery_x000D_ _x000D_ "...is well organized, with broad
coverage not only of surgical approaches to pain management but also of
nonsurgical and pharmacologic methods of pain control. ... The list of
well-known contributors to the book reads like a Who's Who in the field
of pain management. ... This excellent book will interest anyone
treating pain and pain syndromes, regardless of their specialty and
regardless of whether they see patients whose primary symptom is pain or
other patients. The material will be of value to those of all levels of
expertise, from students to generalists, surgeons, and anesthesiologists
and those who specialize in the day-to-day management of difficult,
recurrent, and intractable pain." --The New England Journal of
Medicine_x000D_ _x000D_ "...a modern bible of pain
surgery...definitive text written by a comprehensive international group
of contributers. ...this book should be on the shelf of all pain
surgeons. It is essential reading for all neurosurgical trainees and a
major reference work for practicing pain surgeons." --Journal of
Neurology, 01/2003 Department of Neurological Surgery, School of
Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
