Books Authored/Edited

L. P. Ivan, D. A. Bruce (eds.): (1982) COMA, Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Management. Springfield, Ill., Charles C. Thomas L. P. Ivan, M. E. Melrose: (1986) The Way We Die, Chichester, West Sussex: Angel Press L. P. Ivan, H. Hugenholtz, M. E. Melrose (eds.): (1989)The Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient, St. Louis, Mo: Warren H. Green Inc Leslie Ivan     with contribution by Maureen Melrose: (2007) The Way We Die - brain death, vegetative state, euthanasia and other end-of-life dilemmas, Pari, Pari Publishing COMA, Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Management, Leslie P. Ivan and Derek A. Bruce: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Springfield, Illinois. 1982 This volume has developed from a course on Coma, held on the 18th of June 1980, in Ottawa, Canada, as part of the XVth Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences. The popularity of this course, the large attendance and the favourable comments from participants encouraged us to make the material available for a wider group of colleagues interested in the management of coma. We have added a few chapters, which originally were not included in the course, hoping that, with the addition, not only the clinical neuroscientist but other physicians will find useful information on these pages. The Way We Die Leslie Ivan and Maureen Melrose, Angel Press, Chichester, West Susse, UK   We wrote this book with Maureen between 1980 and 1985. Presently it is out of print. The odd volumes of the old title are still available from sellers of rare books. From the foreword: The results of modern medical science touch us all, one way or the other.They affect our health, our way of life and they certainly affect our way of death. The concept of death itself has also changed and has become one of the cornerstones of a bioethical revolution. Our new book: The Way We Die - brain death, vegetative state, euthanasia and other end-of-life dilemmas was launched in Europe and the UK in September 2007. The North American edition was published in November 2007 by Pari Publishing, Pari, Italy  Ivan, L.P., Hugenholtz, H., Melrose M.: The Pediatric Neurosurgical Patient, A cooperative Approach Warren H. Green, St. Louis, Missouri, 1989 From the Preface: Pediatric neurosurgery has evolved during the past decade as a clearly separate discipline from the mainstream of neurosurgery. Rapid scientific advancement and complex changes in the delivery of health care to children has increased the need for interdisciplinary recognition and collaboration. The delivery of optimum health care to children depends not only on the physician, but on the team effort of several others. After many discussions, we decided  that this volume must include chapters from those who provide major services to the pediatric neurosurgical patient. We feel that the chapters on nursing, speech therapy, audiology, neuropsychology, education, child life and rehabilitation enhance and complete this book. Our aim has been to unite basic knowledge of pediatric neurosurgery with practical clinical management to encourage a closer relationship among professionals. _______________________________________________________ Paul Satori: Inside the Soap Bubble and other stories, Xlibris, Princeton NJ,1998 THIS VOLUME of twelve stories is a collection of short fiction written and rewritten at various times over the past 28 years. They reflect in a fictionalized form the author's life experiences from childhood to the present day. THE AUTHOR is Leslie Ivan, a Canadian who writes fiction under the pen name of Paul Satori. Five of the stories in this volume won awards and were chosen to appear on the pages of the "Canadian Doctor" in five subsequent years. Seven of the stories in this book have never been published.