Part I. Anatomy: 1. Structure and function of the brain and spinal cord; 2. Cerebral circulation; Part II. Physiology: 3. Cerebral blood flow and its control; 4. Cerebral metabolism; 5. The intracranial compartment and intracranial pressure; 6. Cerebral ischemia; 7. Intraoperative brain protection; Part III. Pharmacology: 8. Intravenous anesthetic agents; 9. Volatile anesthetic agents; 10. Opioids and adjuvant drugs; Part IV. Neuroanesthesia: 11. Preoperative assessment; 12. Basic concepts of neuroimaging; 13. Neurosurgical operative approaches; 14. Surgical positioning; 15. Anesthesia for supratentorial surgery; 16. Anesthesia for intracranial vascular lesions; 17. Anesthesia for posterior Fossa lesions; 18. Anesthesia for CSF diversion and endoscopic neurosurgical procedures; 19. Anesthesia for epilepsy surgery and anticonvulsants; 20. Perioperative management of awake craniotomy; 21. Anesthesia for stereotactic and other functional neurosurgery; 22. Anesthesia for pituitary surgery; 23. Anesthesia for patients with head injury; 24. Anesthesia for spinal surgery; 25. Airway management and cervical spine disease; 26. Carotid endarterectomy; 27. Anesthesia and sedation for neuroimaging outside the OR; 28. Anesthesia for interventional neuroradiology; 29. Anesthesia for neurosurgery in infants and children; 30. Anesthetic considerations for pediatric neurotraums; 31. Postanesthesia care unit; Part V. Neurointensive Care: 32. Spinal cord injury; 33. Head injury: initial resuscitation and transfer; 34. Intensive care management of acute head injury; 35. Intracranial hemorrhage: ICU management; 36. Management of acute stroke; 37. Central nervous systems infections; 38. Central venous sinus thrombosis; 39. Autonomic dysfunction; 40. Fluid management; 41. Electrolyte disorders; 42. Status epilepticus; 43. Guillain-Barre syndrome and myasthenia Gravis; 44. Brain death; Part VI. Monitoring: 45. Intracranial pressure monitoring; 46. Jugular venous oximetry; 47. Cerebral oxygenation; 48. Microdialysis; 49. Electromyography and evoked potentials; 50. Electroencephalography and nervous system function monitoring; 51. TCDs and cerebral blood flow measurement; Part VII. Miscellaneous: 52. Neuroanesthesia in pregnancy; 53. Clinical information resources; 54. Case scenarios.