Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice

Introduction and principles of bioethics / Ian Kerridge -- Models and methods in ethics / Cara Sedney -- The concept and implementation of values based medicine (VsBM) in neurosurgery / Ahmed Ammar & Tiit Mathiesen -- The three functions of consent in neurosurgery / Cameron Stewart & Ian Kerridge -- Withholding and withdrawing medical treatment : legal, ethical and practical considerations / Cameron Stewart, Tiit Mathiesen and Ahmed Ammar -- Surgical training / Magnus Tisell and Naci Balak -- The aging surgeon / Stephen Honeybul and Gene Bolles -- Healthcare economics / Naci Balak and Magnus Tisell -- Patient data, ownership, storage, and social media / David Cote and Timothy Smith -- Historical overview of ethics in neurosurgery / Cara Sedney -- Evidence-based neurosurgery : principles, applicability & challenges / Ignatius Esene -- Ethical challenges of neurosurgical care for brain tumour patients / Marike Broekman, Alexander Hulsbergen and Timothy Smith -- Severe traumatic brain injury / Stephen Honeybul, Kwok Ho and Grant Gillett -- "Malignant" middle cerebral artery infarction / Stephen Honeybul, Volker Puetz and Lars-Peder Pallesen -- Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage / Stephen Honeybul & Albert Chui -- Paediatric neurosurgery / Naci Balak & Ulrika Sandvik -- Spinal neurosurgery / Cara Sedney -- Ethical challenges in psychosurgery : a new start or more of the same? / Paul A. Komesaroff and Jeffrey Rosenfeld -- Brain death and organ donation / George Skowronski and Ian Kerridge -- Ethical aspects of innovation in neurosurgery / Mario Ammirati, Jeffrey Rosenfeld and Alexander Hulsbergen -- Stem cells and brain repair : ethical considerations / Ivar Mendez -- Brain machine-interface technology in neurosurgery / Jeffrey Rosenfeld & Marike Broekman -- International neurosurgery / Ann Mansur & Mark Bernstein -- Live televised surgery / Eiichi Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Sakai, Stephen Honeybul.