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Marsh, Henry (1950 -)

Do no harm : stories of life, death, and brain surgery / Henry Marsh. - First U.S. edition. - New York : St. Martin's Press , 2014 - 277 p. ; 22 cm

Pineocytoma -- Aneurysm -- Haemangioblastoma -- Melodrama -- Tic douloureux -- Angor animi -- Meningioma -- Choroid plexus papilloma -- Leucotomy -- Trauma -- Ependymoma -- Glioblastoma -- Infarct -- Neurotmesis -- Medulloblastoma -- Pituitary adenoma -- Empyema -- Carcinoma -- Akinetic mutism -- Hubris -- Photopsia -- Astrocytoma -- Tyrosine kinase -- Oligodendroglioma -- Anaesthesia dolorosa.

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets, and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon's life. If you believe that brain surgery is a precise and exquisite craft, practiced by calm and detached surgeons, this ... brutally honest account will make you think again.


English.

ISBN: 9781250065810

Subjects--Personal Names:
Marsh, Henry (1950 -)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Neurosurgery---England----Anecdotes
Neurosurgery---England----Personal narratives
Neurosurgical procedures---England----Anecdotes
Physician-patient relations---England----Anecdotes

LC Class. No.: RD592.8 / .M37 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 617.48 MAR

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WL 368