Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly

Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly is a comprehensive text which discusses the unique management of elderly patients. Although these problems occur in patients of all ages, their management in the geriatric population requires special consideration.

Topics include:

-The physiology of aging
-Perioperative care
-Cranial lesions and benign brain tumors
-Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease
-Occlusive cerebrovascular disease
-Hemorrhagic vascular disease
-Head injuries
-Spinal lesions
-Bone physiology and bone healing
-Spinal decompression, fusion and instrumentation
-Delirium, agitation and confusion
-And more