Oakstone Specialty Review

Discover the Latest Trends in Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review covers a wide set of topics and provides you with the most relevant information on core concepts. Led by Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS, it sheds light on the latest trends and best practices to provide enhanced care to patients. It will help you to better:

• Evaluate and apply the latest neurosurgical treatments
• Outline the best practices in management of vascular disorders
• Define the latest techniques in functional neurosurgery
• Apply best surgical techniques for the spine, brain and spinal tumors, and nerve injury

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, Neurosurgery – A Comprehensive Review provides a maximum of 35.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

Topics

Vascular

• Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke – Henrikas Vaitkevicius, MD

• Intracranial Aneurysms – Rose Du, MD, PhD

• Vascular Malformations and Moyamoya Disease – Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD

• Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease – Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Dr.h.c. (Hon), FAANS

• Endovascular Considerations in Vascular Disease – Alan S. Boulos, MD, FACS, FAANS

Head Injury/Craniocerebral Trauma

• Closed Head Injury/Concussion and Head Injury in Sports – Mark R. Proctor, MD

• Skull and Facial Fractures/Paranasal Sinus and Skull Base Trauma – Rocco Anthony Armonda, MD, FACS (Col. [Ret.], MC, UCS)

• Subdural Hematoma – Maya Babu, MD

• Decompressive Craniectomy – Jamie S. Ullman, MD, FACS, FAANS

Spinal Surgery

• Cervical Spine Trauma – John H. Chi, MD, MPH

• Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc

• Disc Herniations: Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc

• Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion – Adam S. Kanter, MD

• Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery – Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD

• Hydromyelia/Syringomyelia – Charles A. Sansur, MD, MHSc

Peripheral Nerves

• Acute Nerve Injury and Repair – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

• Peripheral Nerve Tumors – Robert J. Spinner, MD

• Brachial Plexus Lesions – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

• Compression Neuropathy – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

• Nerve Transfers for Shoulder and Elbow – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

• Nerve Transfers for the Hand – Susan E. Mackinnon, MD

Brain Tumors

• Metastatic Brain Tumors – Peter E. Fecci, MD, PhD

• Malignant Gliomas – Charles S. Cobbs, MD

• Meningiomas – Ossama Al-Mefty, MD, FACS

• Low Grade Gliomas – Nader Sanai, MD, FAANS, FACS

• Pineal Region Tumors – Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, FACS

• Posterior Fossa Tumors of Childhood – Tord D. Alden, MD

• Vestibular Schwannoma – Michael J. Link, MD

• Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Tumors, Arteriovenous Malformations, and Trigeminal Neuralgia – Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD, FACS

Spine and Spinal Cord Tumors

• Metastatic Tumors of the Spine – Michael W. Groff, MD

• Spinal Cord Tumor Management – Paul C. McCormick, MD, MPH

Skull Base Lesion

• Meningiomas of the Skull Base and Other Skull Base Tumors – Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS

• Skull Base Surgical Approaches – Ian F. Dunn, MD, FAANS

Pituitary Tumors and Craniopharyngiomas

• Non-Functioning and Functioning Pituitary Tumors – Nelson M. Oyesiku, MD, PhD, FACS

• The Evolution and Development of Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery – Edward R. Laws, MD, FACS

• Craniopharyngiomas – R. Michael Scott, MD

Hydrocephalus/Cysts/Infection

• Hydrocephalus and Congenital Cysts – Tord D. Alden, MD

Functional Neurosurgery

• Functional Neurosurgery – Garth Rees Cosgrove, MD, FRCSC

Special Topics

• Neurofibromatosis and von Hippel-Lindau Disease – Ashok R. Asthagiri, MD

• Coma and Brain Death – Allan H. Ropper, MD

• Anticoagulation, Reversal, and Hemostasis in Neurosurgery – Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Drhc, FAANS