ESSENTIALS OF NEUROANESTHESIA

• Section I. Neuroanatomy
Chapter 1. Neuroanatomy
Chapter 2. Neuroembryology
Chapter 3. Blood-Brain Barrier
• Section II. Neurophysiology
Chapter 4. Neurophysiology
Chapter 5. Brain Protection in Neurosurgery
• Section III. Neuropharmacology
Chapter 6. Neuropharmacology
Chapter 7. Anesthetic Agents: Neurotoxics or Neuroprotectives?
• Section IV. Neuromonitoring
Chapter 8. Neuromonitoring
Chapter 9. Multimodal Monitoring
• Section V. Positions in Neurosurgery
Chapter 10. Positioning in Neurosurgery
• Section VI. Preanesthetic Evaluation
Chapter 11. Preanesthetic Evaluation of Neurosurgical Patients
• Section VII. Neurosurgery
Chapter 12. Supratentorial Lesions
Chapter 13. Emergence From Anesthesia
Chapter 14. Anesthesia for Posterior Fossa Surgery
Chapter 15. Transesophageal Echocardiography
Chapter 16. Anesthesia for Epilepsy Surgery
Chapter 17. Refractory Status Epilepticus
Chapter 18. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Chapter 19. Circulatory Arrest
Chapter 20. Cerebrovascular Disease
Chapter 21. Flow Arrest in Cerebrovascular Surgery
Chapter 22. Neuroendocrine Lesions
Chapter 23. Pituitary Apoplexy
Chapter 24. Spinal Surgery
Chapter 25. Postoperative Visual Loss
Chapter 26. Neuroendoscopy
Chapter 27. Pressure Inside the Neuroendoscope
Chapter 28. Anesthesia for Functional Neurosurgery
Chapter 29. Awake Craniotomy
• Section VIII. Neuroradiology
Chapter 30. Anesthesia for Neuroradiology
Chapter 31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Anesthetic Implications
• Section IX. Neurotrauma
Chapter 32. Neurotrauma
Chapter 33. Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury
• Section X. Neurointensive Care
Chapter 34. Neurological Critical Care
Chapter 35. Antibiotics: Prophylactic and Therapeutics
• Section XI. Special Considerations
Chapter 36. Pediatric Neuroanesthesia
Chapter 37. Fluid and Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chapter 38. Geriatric Neuroanesthesia
Chapter 39. Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Chapter 40. Pregnancy
Chapter 41. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Chapter 42. Neurosurgical Anesthesia in Patients With Coexisting Cardiac Disease
Chapter 43. Intraoperative Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chapter 44. Coexisting Diabetes Mellitus in Neurosurgical Patients
Chapter 45. Neuromuscular Disorders
Chapter 46. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Critically Ill Patients
Chapter 47. Neurological Patients for Nonneurosurgeries
Chapter 48. Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Section XII. Fluids and Electrolyte Management
Chapter 49. Fluids and Electrolyte Management
Chapter 50. Crystalloid and Colloid Fluids
• Section XIII. Pain Management
Chapter 51. Pain Management
• Section XIV. Brain Death and Ethical Issues
Chapter 52. Brain Death and Ethical Issues in Neuroanesthesia Practice
Chapter 53. Organ Donation
• Section XV. Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 54. Evidence-Based Practice of Neuroanesthesia
Chapter 55. Translational Research
• Section XVI. Recent Advances
Chapter 56. Recent Advances in Neuroanesthesiology
Chapter 57. Stem Cell Therapy
Chapter 58. Pharmacogenomics
• Section XVII. Sterilization Techniques
Chapter 59. Sterilization and Disinfection
Chapter 60. Universal Precautions in the Intensive Care Unit
• Section XVIII. Palliative Care
Chapter 61. Palliative Care to Neurological and Neurosurgical Patients
Chapter 62. Quality of Life and Health-Related Issues
• Section XIX. Biostatistics
Chapter 63. Biostatistics

Features:
• Offers useful insights on the anesthetic management of neurosurgical and neurologic patients
• Discusses related issues, such as palliative care, evidence based practice of neuroanesthesia, sterilization techniques, biostatistics, and ethical issues
• Useful for trainees, clinicians, and researchers in the fields of neurosurgery, neurocritical care, neuroanesthesia, and neurology

Author
Hemanshu Prabhakar, Department of Neuroanesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ansari Nagar East, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi, India