This is the 3rd edition of the book A Ramamurthi and Tandon’s Textbook of Neurosurgery. The text is comprehensive, updated and fully revised as per the present day requirements in the subject of neurosurgery. The book has 212 chapters classified into 18 sections and 3 volumes. First volume has 59 chapters under 6 sections. The first section deals with evolution of neurosurgical and microsurgical techniques. Subsequent section deals with diagnosis which provides a comprehensive description of clinical examination and diagnostic techniques with the help of well-illustrated diagrams in a user friendly language. A sound foundation of understanding of congenital disorders is provided in the 3rd section. Section 4 and 5 deal with head and spinal injuries respectively. Section 6th describes neurosurgical conditions in nerve injuries. A comprehensive index is given at last.