Neurosurgery for Basic Surgical Trainees Paperback – 25 May 2010

if your going into neurosurgery as a junior doctor consider this your new handbook. lots of good tips and basic guidance. covers all the common ward emergencies and how to deal with them as well as introducing some of the more basic surgical procedures you will get to do. Good book!

good starter literature, well written by Adriaan. It gives a good idea what neurosurgery is about and where it leads to.

This book is invaluable. Simply read it and learn. It provides a brief but thorough overview of the knowledge expected of any junior seriously considering neurosurgery

I think this book is one of the best I read recently that simplifies neurosurgery for beginners. It is concised and directly hits the target. It gives a beginning neurosurgeon a quick yet very useful information about how to deal with a neurosurgical case in different aspects; emmergency cases, in theatre and in the ITU. A lot of useful basic neurosurgical information is discussed in this book that enables the beginners to practice SAFE neurosurgery. It is not very large book, so can be read and digested in a relatively short period of time. I strongly recommend it for any beginner neurosurgeon.

Very good, pitched at just the right level. Would recommend.

I bought this as a medical student interested in Neurosurgery in preparation for my elective. It gives a nice overview of how a unit works and some very basic information about common conditions and management.It is, unfortunately, by no means a pocket handbook as whilst it covers a lot of topics, this is only in passing.In summary, a nice introduction to some of what the specialty entails, but by no means a textbook.

I have nursed in a neuro ITU for several years and find this handbook to be a concise and accessible resource. The book is small enough to have at hand and I am impressed with the range of information it packs in. The language is straightforward and the style very readable. All in all I recommend this guide to anyone nursing in this field.

An excellent concise book with the basics of neurosurgery for both SHO's and junior SpR's alike. Easily portable and covering a wide range of subjects from emergencies to theatres to ITU - effectively a concise and more portable version of Greenberg! A must have title.