Brain Aneurysm Book

The Brain Aneurysm, a comprehensive book authored by Dr. Vini Khurana and Dr. Robert Spetzler, from the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix Arizona, is now available. Because the authors strongly believe that thorough knowledge of this condition is both essential and protective for patients, their families and physicians alike, the book will be an invaluable addition to your armamentarium. It has been expertly written and illustrated to assist in understanding and making aneurysm-related investigation and treatment decisions, and to provide important information regarding what to expect.

You can CLICK HERE to visit the Publisher's Official Webpage for this book. It is available as a soft cover book or can be downloaded directly from the Publisher (AuthorHouse.com) as an eBook. Reading the eBook requires only Adobe Acrobat Reader which is a software program that comes preinstalled on most personal computers or is available as a free download from Adobe.com. Half of the proceeds from the sale of each "Brain Aneurysm" soft cover book and eBook are donated to cerebrovascular research. The book is also availabe from the Amazon and Barnes & Noble online book stores.

The Brain Aneurysm is written in a clear and concise reader-friendly manner for the Public and for physicians and paramedical professionals interested in learning more about this field. The 152-page book is comprised of 24 brief chapters complete with 23 professional illustrations.

In addition to containing the relevant brain aneurysm subject material covered in this Website, topics found exclusively in the book include the following:

More detailed information on brain aneurysm investigation and screening
Critical areas related to brain aneurysm treatment - what a patient should know and what the thought and decision-making process may be for the treating physician or surgeon
A detailed section on Coma in the setting of brain aneurysm rupture, and difficult choices facing families and physicians alike in the management of critically ill aneurysm and brain hemorrhage patients
The process of informed consent to investigate and treat brain aneurysms, the rationale for the choices given and decisions made, and the risks, benefits and description of various procedures encountered by brain aneurysm patients
Responses to frequently asked questions regarding "Clipping versus Coiling" aneurysms, including information pertaining to the recently published ISAT study on clipping versus coiling
Step-by-step details of the open surgical and endovascular procedures
A comprehensive chapter devoted to rehabilitation and short and long term recovery following treatment, what to expect and watch out for. Note that the recovery section applies to brain aneurysm patients, and also to patients suffering from the effects of brain hemorrhage and stroke from any cause
Chapters covering treatment-related complications, wound issues and follow-up after coiling or clipping
A chapter on recurrent or persistent brain aneurysms following treatment
New detailed "case histories" of persons with unruptured and ruptured brain aneurysms from a time well before their diagnosis through to a time well after their treatment

"Strength comes through knowledge and insight."

Professor Peter Doherty, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Medicine