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01-12-2017 | Book Review
Color atlas of brainstem surgery, 1st edition. Editors: Spetzler, Kalani, Nakaji, Yagmurlu (2017)
416 pp., 1700 illustrations hardback ISBN: 9,781,626,230,279 Thieme publishers New York/Stuttgart
Author:
Torstein R. Meling
Published in:
Acta Neurochirurgica
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Issue 12/2017
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Excerpt
An atlas of neurosurgical techniques must strike a fine balance between text and illustrations, as well as clearly define its target audience. Personally, I′m looking for neurosurgical atlases that are: (1) well organized, with good, logical divisions and clear headings, (2) well illustrated, with good diagrams, tables, illustrations, photos and perhaps even video access, (3) concisely written and, lastly, (4) authored by knowledgeable, active practitioners of our specialty and not champions of the past. …