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Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Henry Marsh

What is a brain surgeon's life really like, and how does he live with his mistakes?

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Author
Henry Marsh

Why read it

  • You will understand that much of what happens in hospitals is luck, good and bad, not a story of heroes and villains
  • You will learn why knowing when not to operate matters as much as knowing how to operate
  • You will weigh the balance between detachment and compassion that a surgical career demands

Who it is for

  • Patient or relative facing surgery who wants an honest view
  • Medical student or junior doctor learning to live with error
  • Reader fascinated by the brain and the people who operate on it

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. 1. Pineocytoma
  3. 2. Aneurysm
  4. 3. Haemangioblastoma
  5. 4. Melodrama
  6. 5. Tic douloureux
  7. 6. Angor animi
  8. 7. Meningioma
  9. 8. Choroid plexus papilloma
  10. 9. Leucotomy
  11. 10. Trauma
  12. 11. Ependymoma
  13. 12. Glioblastoma
  14. 13. Infarct
  15. 14. Neurotmesis
  16. 15. Medulloblastoma
  17. 16. Pituitary adenoma
  18. 17. Empyema
  19. 18. Carcinoma
  20. 19. Akinetic mutism
  21. 20. Hubris
  22. 21. Photopsia
  23. 22. Astrocytoma
  24. 23. Tyrosine kinase
  25. 24. Oligodendroglioma
  26. 25. Anaesthesia dolorosa
  27. A Note on the Cover

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