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Editor: Nitin Agarwal, MD Publisher: Thieme – 412 pages + 302 illustrations Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This compact 5” x 8” handbook that fits in the coat pockets of neurosurgeons-in-training such as medical students, residents, fellows, as well as established and practicing specialists, provides a distilled form of the most essential and fundamental information required in neurosurgery practice. This is a project developed and delivered in finished form by someone who is still a medical resident. It is a handy guide that is a ready-reference manual with a lot of information in brevity, as shown below just by...

Editors: Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis MD and Walter Stummer MD Publisher: Thieme – 149 pages, with 74 illustrations Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) is a step forward for better illumination and visualization in determining which structures are normal and which are abnormal. FGS is a technological advancement in medicine, providing better views than the current instruments used by neurosurgeons – the operative microscope and the endoscope, write the editors of this book – Dr. Hadjipanayis and Dr. Stummer. In 1910, the neuro-endoscope was introduced in Dr. Victor Lespinasse, and Dr. Theodore Kurze introduced the operative microscope for...

Editors: Benjamin S. Blier MD, Suzanne K. Freitag MD, and Raymond Sacks MBBCH Publisher: Thieme – 159 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Endoscopic orbital surgery is one of the fastest-growing areas, particularly advanced endoscopic endonasal and periocular approaches to the orbital apex and skull base, the editors point out. Because there is no single book on these techniques and related knowledge that exist in the minds of its practitioners, the editors saw a need for this book that puts together all the needed information in this field for the benefit of all. . Forty-one specialists in a variety...

Editor:   Jason A. Galster, PhD Publisher: Thieme – 366 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Evidence has emerged that untreated hearing loss can result in accelerated cognitive decline, the author writes at the beginning of this book. In addition, continued non-treatment of hearing loss can result in the following outcomes: Decreased social engagement Increased fatigue Poorer academic performance Reduced quality of life This book provides an introduction to fundamental practices and considerations associated with treatment of hearing loss by audiologists. Among other topics related to hearing, the following are discussed and reviewed: Assessment of patient needs and measurement of...