Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology

by Norio Nakamura

Book Overview

The dawn of neurosurgery can be traced back to the first description preserved in the Edwin Smith papyrus' (3000 Be) which dealt with head and spinal injury. In the course of 5000 years, since the first record in Egypt, advances in lifestyle and technology have brought about our modern civilized society. However, as a result of civilization, currently the total number of severe head injuries worldwide is believed to exceed 10000000 and the number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4431682333
• ISBN13: 9784431682332
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"