Outcomes in Neurological and Neurosurgical Disorders

A vital resource for informed decision-making on effective health care.

Michael Swash (Edited by)

9780521032650, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 December 2006

632 pages, 20 b/w illus. 133 tables
24.4 x 17 x 3.4 cm, 1 kg

'The authors are obvious experts in their fields and impart knowledged in a concise and easily understood manner … The book is exhaustively referenced and when read selectively is a very valuable source of information.' Neuroradiology

Natural history and treatment outcome of disease are of critical importance to patients, clinicians and health care providers across the full range of medical disciplines. In many specialities, such as neurology and neurosurgery, this sort of information can be hard to obtain in the absence of extensive outcome studies and agreed measures of outcome in different conditions. This volume seeks to inform about effective care and rehabilitation by providing a succinct review of whatever data is available for the majority of conditions encountered in clinical practice. Particular attention has been given to the evaluation of severity and outcome of each disorder and to advice on comparing risks and benefits of treatment. This resource will prove invaluable to all involved in informing patients of treatment options and making important cost efficient decisions on care. It should also be welcomed in the planning of clinical trials for potential therapies and as a reference in medicolegal spheres.

Contributors
Preface
Part I. Introduction: 1. The measurement of outcomes of health care Anthony Hopkins
2. Definition and measurement of outcome Ann Bowling and Charles Normand
3. Cost-benefit analysis Charles Normand and Ann Bowling
4. Imaging of the nervous system B. Schuknecht and A. Valavanis
Part II. Vascular Disorders: 5. Stroke Julien Bogousslavsky, Marc Hommel and Claudio Bassetti
6. Intracranial aneurysms and subarachnoid haemorrhage Akio Morita, Michael R. Puumala and Fredric B. Meyer
7. Cerebral arteriovenous malformations Mark G. Hamilton and Robert F. Spetzler
8. Spinal vascular malformations Edward H. Oldfield
Part III. Trauma to the Central Nervous System: 9. Head injury J. Hsiang and L. F. Marshall
10. Outcomes in spinal cord injuries H. L. Frankel
Part IV. Tumours: 11. Extrinsic lesions of the CNS H. I. Sabin
12. Outcome measurements for intrinsic brain and pituitary tumours Edward R. Laws
13. Spinal tumours Jacques Brotchi
Part V. Degenerative Disease: 14. Multiple sclerosis Alan J. Thompson
15. Mechanical disorders of the spine Howard L. Weiner and Paul R. Cooper
16. Degenerative diseases in the CNS Donald B. Calne and W. Koller
17. Neuromuscular disease W. J. K. Cumming
18. Outcome of polyneuropathies and mononeuropathies L. H. van den Berg, J. H. J. Wokke and F. G. I. Jennekens
Part VI. Infections of the Central Nervous System: 19. Bacterial meningitis G. Urwin and R. A. Feldman
20. Brain abscess R. A. Feldman and G. Urwin
21. Viral infections of the nervous system Mohammed K. Sharief and Michael Swash
Part VII. Epilepsy, Coma and Other Syndromes: 22. Epilepsy: medical and surgical outcome Teresa A. Tran, Susan S. Spencer and Dennis D. Spencer
23. Post-traumatic syndrome, 'myalgic encephalomyelitis' J. M. S. Space
24. Outcome in coma N. E. F. Cartlidge
25. Syringomyelia Bernard Williams
Part VIII. Surgery for Movement Disorders and Pain: 26. Neurosurgical treatment of pain syndromes R. R. Tasker
27. Neurosurgical treatment for pain: trigeminal neuralgia Kim J. Burchiel and Kevin R. Moore
28. Neurosurgical treatment for pain: spinal cord stimulation Andrew Parrent
29. Stereotactic surgery for movement disorder R. R. Tasker
Part IX. Rehabilitation: 30. Neuropsychology: recovery after brain lesions Ian H. Robertson
31. Rehabilitation outcomes in neurological and neurosurgical disease Derick T. Wade
Index.

Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]