Sponsored by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, this series contains two sections: the Advances section, which presents fields of neurosurgery in which progress has been made, and, the Technical Standards section, which features descriptions of standard procedures to assist young neurosurgeons in their post-graduate training.

This series, sponsored by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, has already become a classic. In general, one volume is published per year. The Advances section presents fields of neurosurgery and related areas in which important recent progress has been made. The Technical Standards section features detailed descriptions of standard procedures to assist young neurosurgeons in their post-graduate training. The contributions are written by experienced clinicians and are reviewed by all members of the Editorial Board.

Advances * Depolarisation phenomena in traumatic and ischaemic brain injury (A.J. Strong, R. Dardis) * What is magnetoencephalography and why it is relevant to neurosurgery? (F.H. Lopes da Silva) * Disorders of consciousness: Electrophysiological evaluation and prognosis (C. Fischer) * Neurobiology of olfaction including recovery of function following trauma (B. Landis, Th. Hummel, I Rodriguez, J.S. Lacroix) Technical Standards * Surgical anatomy for skin and bone flaps (H.D. Fournier, V. Delliere, J.B. Gourraud, Ph. Mercier) * Sacral neuromodulation in lower urinary tract dysfunction (J.R. Vignes, M. de Seze, E. Dobremez, P.A. Joseph, J. Guerin) * Endoscopy of the spine (E. Frank, M. Hunt) * Prophylactic antibiotics in neurosurgery: proof and convictions (G.C. Blomstedt) * Prevention and treatment of postoperative pain (A. Chiaretti, A. Langer) * Endoscopic III ventriculostomy in the treatment of hydrocephalus in paediatric patients (G. Cinalli, C. Di Rocco, L. Massimi, G. Tamburrini).