EDITOR-in-Chief:
David McLone, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Medical School, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL

SECTION EDITORS:
Arthur E. Marlin, MD, MHA, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Children's Hospital of Southern Texas, San Antonio, TX
R. Michael Scott, MD, Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Harvard Medical School, Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Paul Steinbok, BSc, MBBS, FRCSC, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Head, Division of Neurosurgery, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia
Donald H. Reigel, MD, Executive Director, The Woodlands Foundation, Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Allegheny University, Retired, Pittsburgh, PA
Marion L. Walker, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Chairman, Division of Pediatric Neurosugery, University of Utah, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

The newest edition of this clinical reference has been updated to include today's most effective procedures for common and rare congenital and acquired disorders. Over 100 respected authorities demonstrate their preferred techniques of surgical management in a range of conditions and disorders.

Features

• Totally reorganised into more logical sections, each with its own section editor
• Includes Dr. Cheek's atlas chapters following the appropriate textbook chapter
• World experts combine to provide the finest and most comprehensive coverage to be found anywhere
• 40 new authors and 20 new chapters provide an up-to-date approach

1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. History of Pediatric Neurosurgery
3. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CHILD'S CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
4. CONGEMTAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

V. BONY MALFORMATIONS

1. HYDROCEPHALUS

VII. TRAUMA
VIII. NEOPLASMS

1. PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY

X. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS
XI. EPILEPSY AND FUNCTIONAL
XII. VASCULAR SECTION EDITOR: M. SCOTT
XIII. NEW TECHNIQUES