Edited by George T. Tindall, Paul R. Cooper, and Daniel L. Barrow. 3496 pp. in three volumes, illustrated. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1996. $595. ISBN 0-683-08266-3. Second edition. Edited by Robert H. Wilkins and Setti S. Rengachary. 4271 pp. in three volumes, illustrated. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996. $550. ISBN 0-07-079991-1.
Editing a comprehensive textbook on neurosurgery is a dauntingtask. The second edition of the work by Wilkins and Rengacharyand the new textbook by Tindall, Cooper, and Barrow representexcellent efforts. The introduction to Wilkins and Rengachary'sbook relates the editors' use of updates to supplement the firstedition over the past 10 years and their perceived need fora second edition to incorporate the advances in basic neuroscienceand changes in our understanding and practice of neurosurgery.The editors have maintained the structure of the first edition,with extensive coverage of neurologic evaluation, diagnosticstudies, and general perioperative . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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