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Modern neurosurgery has its humble beginnings in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Significant breakthroughs in the scientific understanding of the nervous system and progress in technology- such as image-guided surgery, microscopy and neuroimaging- make neurosurgery one of the most technically advanced and fascinating surgical disciplines.
It encompasses the management of a diverse spectrum of cranial and spinal pathologies in both children and adults.
This chapter is by no means comprehensive. We have chosen few of the simplest procedures that medical students will be expected to recognise, understand and hopefully participate in.
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Brown, F.S., Demetriades, A. (2017). Neurosurgery. In: Fisher, R., Ahmed, K., Dasgupta, P. (eds) Introduction to Surgery for Students. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_13
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