Handbook of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Spinal Medicine for Nurses and Advanced Practice Health Professionals

Michael Wang, is a Professor in the Departments of Neurosurgery & Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.Odette Harris, is an associate professor at Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.Andrea Strayer, is a certified Adult and Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin, USA.Cathy Rosenberg, is a Clinical Instructor and Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Neurological Surgery at tje University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.Praveen Mummaneni, is Joan O'Reilly Endowed Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, USA.

• Part I: Introduction. 1. The importance of neurological illnesses. emergencies. and treatments2. Neurological decompensation and emergencies3. The Neurointensive Care and Neuromonitoring Unit4. The Neurosurgical Operating Room5. Neurological Triage and the Differential DiagnosisPart II: Anatomy. 6. Neuroanatomy overview Part I: Cranial7. Neuroanatomy overview Part II: Spine8. Neuroanatomy Overview Part III: Peripheral Nervous System9. The neurological examination Part I: Cranial10. The neurological examination Part II: Spine11. The Neurological Examination Part III: Peripheral Nervous System12. Lesion Localization13. The neurological examination of the infant and childPart III: The team approach. 14. Collaborative Practice with the Neurointensivist. Neurologist. and Neurosurgeon 15. Occupational. physical and speech therapies16. Neuroanesthesia 17. Nutrition and Surgical Recovery18. Social Services & Case Management 19. Coordinating and Preparing for the Transition from the Acute Care Setting20. Adaptive Equipment 21. Short and Long Term Disability22. Scientific Research & Clinical TrialsPart IV: Monitoring the patient. 23. Serial Neurologic Examinations24. Intracranial Pressure Management25. Electrophysiology 26. Monitoring the Patient: CSF Drainage27. Spine Surgery Wound and Drain Management28. Neurological Monitoring29. The Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Environment and the Neurosurgical PatientPart V: Clinical pathologies and scenarios: Brain. 30. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury31. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury32. Chronic Subdural Hematoma management33. Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke34. Clinical Pathologies and Scenarios: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage35. Hydrocephalus36. Malignant Brain Neoplasms and Brain Metastasis37. Pituitary Surgery38. Skull base tumors39. Posterior Fossa Surgery40. Epilepsy Surgery 41. Brain Abscess42. Type I Chiari Malformations43. Brain Death and Organ DonationPart VI: Clinical pathologies and scenarios: Spine. 44. Spinal Cord Injuries and Fractures 45. Cauda Equina Syndrome46. Acute Low Back Pain47. Acute Neck Pain & Whiplash48. Anterior cervical surgery49. Posterior Cervical Surgery50. Spinal Decompressive Surgeries and Lumbar Microdiscectomy51. ELECTIVE SPINAL SURGERY FOR LUMBAR FUSION52. Elective Spinal Surgery for Scoliosis & Kyphosis53. Spinal Tumors54. Postoperative Multimodal Oral Pain Management in the Spine Patient55. Bracing and Electrical Stimulation56. Postoperative Physical and Occupational Therapy57. Community-Acquired Spinal Infections58. Iatrogenic Spinal Infections 59. Clinical Pathologies and Scenarios: Spinal Fluid Leakage60. Percutaneous Spinal Interventions & Pain ManagementPart VII: Clinical pathologies and scenarios: Neurology. 61. Acute Ischemic Stroke62. Delirium63. Meningitis64. Alzheimer's dementia65. Parkinson Disease66. Status Epilepticus67. DEMYELINATING SYNDROME: Multiple Sclerosis68. Intoxications69. Headache70. Peripheral Nerve Disorders