Ahmed Ammar, MBChB, DMSc, FICS, FACS, has been a Professor and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the KFHU, Dammam University since 1987. He graduated from the Medical School in 1977 and started his Neurosurgery training program at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in 1979. He subsequently moved to Japan's Shinshu University, where he completed his doctorate in Neurosurgery in 1984. This was followed by a fellowship at the Dept. of Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh University, USA, in 1989.

He wrote the first Head Trauma Protocol for MOH, SA 2013, and has published over 100 manuscripts in international journals and chapters in 7 books. He was editor of the book "Ethics in Neurosurgery Practice," published by Springer in 2014.

Discusses the management and complications of hydrocephalus

Presents the most advanced research on its pathophysiology

Provide a new understanding and classifications

Includes key ethical issues

Part I- Introduction: Preface.- Scientific History of Hydrocephalus.- Value based Medicine- Ethical issues and hydrocephalus.- Evidence Based Medicine- Hydrocephalus.- Part II Etiology and pathophysiology of hydrocephalus: Pathophysiology of hydrocephalus.- Understand Hydrocephalus-Genetic's theories.- Post SAH hydrocephalus.- Normal Pressure hydrocephalus.- Post infection and multiple loculated hydrocephalus.- Arrested Hydrocephalus.- Part III- Clinical Presentation: Clinical presentations of hydrocephalus in neonates and children.- Clinical presentation of Hydrocephalus in Adults.- Radiological diagnosis of hydrocephalus.- Part IV- Management of hydrocephalus: Strategic plans for management of hydrocephalus.- Endoscopic management and CPC.- Shunts and shunt complications.- Anesthesia for hydrocephalic patient.- Anesthesia for large heads patients.- Good long time of hydrocephalus.- Part V- Complex hydrocephalus: Complex hydrocephalus.- Posterior fossa anomalies and hydrocephalus.- Dandy walker syndrome.- Brain atrophy and brain anomalies and hydrocephalus.- Part VI- Fetal hydrocephalus: Pros and cons of fetal surgery.- Intrauterine shunt.