Anatomical Basis of Cranial Neurosurgery, 1st ed. 2018

This didactic book clearly and systematically describes the anatomical-surgical fundamentals of cranial neurosurgery, relating them to norm variants, imaging modalities and interdisciplinary aspects. All illustrations, hand drawn in ink by the first author, are simple and self-explanatory.

The book reflects the first author?s lifetime experience as an academic neurosurgeon and teacher, as well as the second author?s theoretical and practical knowledge of neurosurgical subspecialties such as epilepsy surgery.

Part I: Frontal region.- Introduction.- Diagnostic base.- 1. Landmarks.- 2. Radiology.- 3. Further imaging.- Anatomical base of surgery.- 1.  Extradural topography and dural veins.- 2.  Intradural topography.- Special surgical aspects.- 1. Extradural topography.- 2. Intradural topography.- Topographical areas of Rhinoliquorrhoea.- Part II: Temporal region.- Introduction.- Diagnostic base.- 1. Landmarks.- 2. Radiology.- 3. Further imaging.- Anatomical base of Surgery.- 1. Extradural topography.- 2. Intradural topography.- Special surgical aspects.- 1. Extradural.- 2. Intradural.- Part III: Parietal region.- Introduction.- Diagnostic base.- 1. Landmarks.- 2. Radiology.- 3 Further imaging.- Anatomical base of surgery.- 1. Extradural topography.- 2. Intradural topography.- Special surgical aspects.- 1. Extradural.- 2. Intradural.- Part IV: Occipital region.- Introduction.- Diagnostic base.- 1. Landmarks.- 2. Radiology.- 3. Further imaging.- Anatomical base of surgery.- 1. Extradural topography.- 2. Intradural topography.- Special surgical aspects.- 1. Extradural.- 2. Intradural.- Part V: Infratentorial region.- Introduction.- Diagnostic base.- 1. Landmarks.- 2. Radiology.- 3. Further imaging.- Anatomical base of surgery.- 1. Extradural topography.- 2. Intradural topography.- Special surgical aspects.- 1. Extra-and intradural topography.

Wolfgang Seeger was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg until he retired in 1997. His major interests were advances in microsurgical techniques and training co-workers in these techniques. He published 22 books on microsurgery and continued to hold training seminars and lectures on microsurgical anatomy after his retirement.

Josef Zentner has been Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg since 1997. His main fields of interest are epilepsy research, neuro-oncology and brain-computer interfaces.