Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery, 4-Volume Set, 7th Edition

• Each clinical section contains chapters on technology specific for that particular clinical area.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

• An expanded video library includes more than 300 videos with audio commentary, including 36 stunning anatomy videos, more than 100 videos demonstrating intra-operative procedures, and lectures that clarify key concepts.
• 70 new chapters provide cutting-edge information on Surgical Anatomy of the Skull Base; Coagulation for the Neurosurgeon; Brain Retraction; Optogenetics and Clarity; Ablative Procedures for Parkinson's Disease; Nerve Transfers; Indications and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery; Traumatic Brain Injury: Proteomic Biomarkers; Acute Surgical and Endovascular Management of Ischemic/Hemorrhagic Stroke; and many more.
• Thorough coverage of new techniques and approaches, including minimally-invasive surgeries in spine and peripheral nerve surgery, endoscopic approaches for cranial procedures, and stereotactic and robot-assisted surgery.
• Each section contains a new chapter providing an expert overview from experienced Section Editors, including a report on ongoing controversies within that subspecialty.
• Updates include expanded coverage of the basic science of CNS infections, increased content on radiology and anatomy, new chapters on various aspects of patient safety, new coverage of anti-coagulation therapy in the elderly, new skull base approaches, an overview of spinal biomechanics for all forms of spinal instrumentation, detailed coverage of intraoperative navigation, improved methods of tumor resection and the role of whole-brain radiotherapy, and much more.
• Reorganized content facilitates ease of navigation, so you can find what you need quickly.

VOLUME 1

SECTION I 
Introduction to Neurological Surgery

PART 1

History

Chapter 1 Historical Overview of Neurosurgery

PART 2

Basic Science

Chapter 2 Surgical Anatomy of the 
Brain

Chapter 3 Molecular Biology Primer 
for Neurosurgeons

Chapter 4 Neuroembryology

Chapter 5 Stem Cell Biology 
in the Central Nervous 
System

Chapter 6 Neurons and Neuroglia

Chapter 7 Cellular Mechanisms 
of Brain Energy 
Metabolism

Chapter 8 Blood-Brain Barrier

Chapter 9 Cerebral Edema

Chapter 10 Physiology of the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure