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 descript 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: Regeneration in the Central Nervous System: Concepts and Facts (L. F. Agnati, I. Zini, M. Zoli, K. Fuxe, E. Merlo Pich, R. Grimaldi, G. Toffano, M. Goldstein) ? The Intraarterial Route of Drug Delivery in the Chemotherapy of Malignant Brain Tumours (F. Loew, L. Papavero) Technical Standards: Benign Extramedullary Tumours of the Foramen Magnum (B. Guidetti, A. Spallone) ? The Management of Spinal Epidural Metastases (J. Brihaye, P. Ectors, M. Lemort, P. van Houtte) ? Shunts and Shunt Problems in Childhood (J * F. Hirsch, E. Hoppe-Hirsch)