Useful for a postgraduate course as well as a reference for anesthesiologists, this book presents many of the concepts in anesthesiology within a brief formal presentation. It includes topics relating to the biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology of the nervous system, the anesthetic management of intracranial and spinal cord surgery.

"Anesthesia and the Central Nervous System" is a textbook for a postgraduate course as well as a reference for all anesthesiologists which presents many of the latest concepts in anesthesiology within a brief formal presentation. An outstanding faculty presents topics relating to the biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology of the nervous system, the anesthetic management of intracranial and spinal cord surgery, and the intensive care management of central nervous system disease. Each chapter is a brief but sharply focused glimpse of the interests in anesthesia. This textbook is the eleventh in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the Postgraduate Course in Salt Lake City.

Cerebral blood flow - physiology and pharmacology, A.A. Artru
practical aspects of spinal cord physiology, G. Crosby
cerebral spinal fluid - physiology and pharmacology, A.A. Artru
cerebral blood flow - physiology and pathologic conditions, A.A. Artru
cerebrovascular responses to shock during resuscitation, D.S. Prough and D.S.De Witt
intraoperative electrophysiologic monitoring, L.N. Milde
noninvasive measurement of brain vascular haemoglobin saturation, D.S. Smith
Aids and the CNS - anaesthetic implications, H.M. Shapiro
anaesthesia and intracranial pressure, H.M. Shapiro
the importance or irrelevance of intracranial pressure in elective neurosurgery, M.M. Todd
anaesthetic management of acute spinal cord injury, P.H. Petrozza
airway management of patients with cervical spinal cord compression, D.S. Smith
anaesthetic management of patients with head trauma, H.M. Shapiro
anaesthetic management of chronic spinal cord injury, P.H. Petrozza
why is my patient not waking up after neurosurgery?, R.F. Bedford
brain monitoring in the critical care unit, D.S. Prough
anaesthesia for posterior fossa surgery, M.S. Albin
anaesthesia for intracranial aneurysm surgery, G. Crosby
muscle relaxants in neuroanaesthesia, R.F. Bedford
air embolism, M.S. Albin
anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy, G. Crosby
anaesthetic considerations for infants and neonates, P.H. Petrozza
fluid management in elective neurosurgery, M.M. Todd
monitoring in neuro-anaesthesia, J.D. Michenfelder
cerebral protective effects of anaesthetics, M.M. Todd
hypothermia - physiology and clinical application, J.D. Michenfelder
drug induced depression of CMRO2 during aneurysm clipping, D.S. Smith
clinical use of calcium entry blockers for brain protection, L.N. Milde
free radicals and brain damage, D.S. Smith
neurologic complications of cardiac surgery, D.S. Prough
W.E. Johnston
cerebral effects of the newer anaesthetic agents, L.N. Milde
neurotoxicity of anaesthetics, J.D. Michenfelder.