内容简介
Withpoignantinsightandhumour,"WhentheAirHitsYourBrain"chroniclesaman'sevolutionfromnaiveandambitiousyounghousemantoworld-classneurosurgeon.Inelectrifyingdetail,FrankVertosickJrdescribessomeofthegreatestchallengesofhiscareer,includingasix-week-oldinfantwithatumourinherbrain,ayoungmanstruckdowninhisprimebyparaplegiaandaclergymanwitha.22-caliberbulletlodgedinhisskull.ToldthroughintimateportraitsofVertosick'spatientsandunsparingyetfascinatinglydetaileddescriptionsofsurgicalprocedures,"WhentheAirHitsYourBrain"-theculminationofdecadesspentstrugglingtolearnanunforgivingcraft-illuminatesboththemysteriesofthemindandtherealitiesoftheoperatingroom.