,NEUROSURGERY
SELF-ASSESSMENT
, NEUROSURGERY
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Questions and Answers
Rahul S. Shah, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), MRCS(Eng)
Specialty Registrar in Neurosurgery and
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Thomas A.D. Cadoux-Hudson, DPhil, FRCS, MB BS
Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon
Department of Neurosurgery
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford, UK
Jamie J. Van Gompel, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA
Erlick A.C. Pereira, MA, BM BCh, DM, FRCS(Neuro.Surg),
SFHEA
Senior Lecturer in Neurosurgery and Consultant Neurosurgeon
Atkinson Morley Neurosciences Centre, St George’s Hospital
St George’s, University of London
London, UK
Foreword by
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
, NEUROSURGERY
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Questions and Answers
Rahul S. Shah, BSc(Hons), MBChB(Hons), MRCS(Eng)
Specialty Registrar in Neurosurgery and
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Thomas A.D. Cadoux-Hudson, DPhil, FRCS, MB BS
Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon
Department of Neurosurgery
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford, UK
Jamie J. Van Gompel, MD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA
Erlick A.C. Pereira, MA, BM BCh, DM, FRCS(Neuro.Surg),
SFHEA
Senior Lecturer in Neurosurgery and Consultant Neurosurgeon
Atkinson Morley Neurosciences Centre, St George’s Hospital
St George’s, University of London
London, UK
Foreword by
Edward C. Benzel, MD
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH, USA
For additional online content visit ExpertConsult.com
Edinburgh London New York Oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney Toronto 2017
www.ketabpezeshki.com 66485438-66485457
, © 2017, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The right of Drs. Rahul S. Shah, Thomas A.D. Cadoux-Hudson, Jamie J. Van Gompel, Erlick A.C. Pereira to
be identified as author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the
Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance
Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher
(other than as may be noted herein).
Notices
Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience
broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or medical treatment may
become necessary.
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating
and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such
information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including
parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
With respect to any drug or pharmaceutical products identified, readers are advised to check the
most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of each product to
be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and duration of administration,
and contraindications. It is the responsibility of practitioners, relying on their own experience and
knowledge of their patients, to make diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each
individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety precautions.
To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or editors,
assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products
liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions,
or ideas contained in the material herein.
ISBN: 978-0-323-37480-4
Printed in China
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Content Strategist: Lotta Kryhl
Content Development Specialist: Humayra Rahman Khan
Project Manager: Srividhya Vidhyashankar
Design: Miles Hitchen
Illustration Manager: Lesley Frazier
Marketing Manager: Rachael Pignotti
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