About the book
Seminars in Neurosurgery – (SINS) is a recurring series of handbooks to address the need of a ready reckoner for a trainee neurosurgeon. It is planned to be a regular 4-monthly feature, with each issue being on a different topic of interest to neurosurgeons. Each future issue will cover one selected topic in neurosurgery in its totality, which an aspiring neurosurgeon should know about.
This issue focuses on ‘Medulloblastoma’ and a detailed discussion on the epidemiology, pathology, imaging, management based on the current literature and is scripted in an easy-to-comprehend language.
Highlights
- The content of the discussion is evidence based and updated as per the recent global literature.
- The salient points are highlighted and presented in a reader-friendly tabulated format.
- The relevant high-resolution imaging in the text is made available for concept building.
- The key points at the end of each chapter focuses on reiterating the relevant practical points
About the Editor
Prof. (Dr) Sumit Sinha (MCh), Editor-in-Chief, is the Director of the Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, Paras Hospitals Gurgaon, Haryana, India. He has
gained significant expertise in the field of Endoscopic, Minimally invasive spine, and Keyhole surgery having worked as a faculty at AIIMS for more than a decade and a half. He has more than 250 research papers and projects published in peer-reviewed journals. His books on Brachial Plexus Injuries and Handbook of Neurotrauma: Spine Trauma (Vol 1) have already been widely read and acclaimed around the world.
Dr Shweta Kedia (MS, MCh), Associate Editor, is working as an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She is the recipient of the prestigious Ladislau Steiner and Metilda Fellowship in Neuro-oncology and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery awarded by the Leksell Gamma Knife Society. Her special interests have been in Neuro-oncology and Pediatric Neurosurgery. She has been a part of the team involved in the first successful separation of the craniopagus twins in India. She has several publications and projects in the peer reviewed journals along with 15 chapters in the neurosurgical handbooks. She has worked as an Associate Editor of the book Tenets of Craniosynostosis which has been widely applauded for its content.