Nowinski WL, Chua BC, Qian G, et al.  The Human Brain in 1492 Pieces:  Structure, Vasculature, and Tracts.  Thieme 2011, CD, $349. The Human Brain in 1492 Pieces is an interactive CD that presents neuroanatomy in a digital format, a

Alpert JN.  The Neurologic Diagnosis:  A Practical Bedside Approach.  Springer 2012, 297 pages, 46 illustrations, $49.95. The Neurologic Diagnosis:  A Practical Bedside Approach is a well-written and easy to understand introduction to the neurologic examination and common clinical cases. It

Lenz FA, Casey KL, Jones EG, Willis WD, eds.  The Human Pain System:  Experimental and Clinical Perspectives.  Cambridge 2010, 648 pages, $140.00. This textbook covers the field of pain system in human there are several chapters that cover pain pathways

Mukherji SK, consulting ed.  Murray AD, guest ed.  Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.  Elsevier; February 2012.  Neuroimaging Clinics of North America; vol. 22, no. 1, pgs. 1-122, $342. Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias is an important

Bendok BR, Naidech AM, Walker MT, et al.  Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke: Medical, Imaging, Surgical, and Interventional Approaches.  Thieme 2011, 584 pages, 542 illustrations, $199.99. Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke is a multidisciplinary, 584-page hardcover textbook which discusses the medical, radiological,

Kirsch R.  Fighting For Our Health.  The Rockefeller Institute Press 2012, 416 pages, $19.95. Fighting For Our Health provides a left-sided perspective on the processes and powers that led to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Ulmer S, Jansen O, eds.  fMRI Basics and Clinical Applications.  Springer 2010, 175 pages, 70 illustrations, $149.00. With the ever-increasing availability of high-field strength MRI scanners, the demand for clinical functional MRI studies is outstripping the supply of formally trained

Nanda A.  Principles of Posterior Fossa Surgery.  Thieme 2011, 272 pages, 308 illustrations, $139.99. It was a pleasure to review this book, which is very comprehensive in its coverage on the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of diseases of the posterior

Vadivelu N, Urman R, Hines R, eds.  Essentials of Pain Management.  Springer 2011, 834 pages, 114 illustrations, $99.00. Essentials of Pain Management by Drs. Nalini Vadivelu, Richard D. Urman, and Roberta L. Hines is a 834-page detailed text on this

Burgener FA, Herzog C, Meyers SP, et al.  Differential Diagnosis in Computed Tomography.  2nd Ed.  Thieme 2012, 868 pages, 2146 illustrations, $219.00. The second edition of Differential Diagnosis in Computed Tomography, written by Drs. Burgener, Herzog, Meyers, Zaunbauer, is an