Neurosurgical care of the elderly

Author(s)

• AANS Publications Committee
• Selman, Warren R.
• Benzel, Edward C.

Bibliographic Information

Neurosurgical care of the elderly

AANS Publications Committee ; Warren R. Selman and Edward C. Benzel, editors

（Neurosurgical topics）

American Association of Neurological Surgeons, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 (Distributed by Thieme for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

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Details

• NCID: BA62385112
• ISBN:
  • 1879284596
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Park Ridge, Ill.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 241 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • NLM : WL368
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12160595