Marsh H. Do no harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Hachette UK, 2014, — 295 p.What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone’s life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving operation when it all goes wrong?
With astonishing compassion and candor, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon’s life. Do No Harm provides unforgettable insight into the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. Above all, it is a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life’s most difficult decisions.Dedication
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Preface
Pineocytoma
Aneurysm
Haemangioblastoma
Melodrama
Tic douloureux
Angor animi
Meningioma
Choroid plexus papilloma
Leucotomy
Trauma
Ependymoma
Glioblastoma
Infarct
Neurotmesis
Medulloblastoma
Pituitary adenoma
Empyema
Carcinoma
Akinetic mutism
Hubris
Photopsia
Astrocytoma
Tyrosine kinase
Oligodendroglioma
Anaesthesia dolorosa
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