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Review of “The Central Nervous System, 5th Edition,” by Per Brodal

As soon as I received this slim reference guide in the mail, I knew I wanted it for my trainees. Spiral bound with laminated covers, it can stand up to disinfecting wipes and survive being thrown in the drawer or in a supplies box. The easily searchable contents are clearly laid out and illustrated in detail. In fact, the drawings of the needle placements and stimulation sites are worth the price of the book alone. Add in the surgeon preference sheets, anesthesia information, and troubleshooting guides and this is a great reference book for day-to-day use in the operation room (OR). Obviously written primarily for contract staff walking into new ORs each time, it gives good advice in making connections and building goodwill. Although every intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) team will have differences in how and what they want done, the information in this book is good for every new technologist and the guide can easily be adapted to your own practice. We all have muscle groups and stimulation techniques we prefer, but how many are comfortable when a limb is missing or if the surgeon needs different muscle groups monitored? This book gives you many alternatives with good descriptions and illustration on how to do it. I can imagine giving this book to new hires, trainees, and even storing it with each machine to grab for quick reference when a question arises in the OR. Quantum Neuromonitoring truly has produced a great book for every IONM technologist’s bookshelf.