Neurosurgical care of the elderly
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Neurosurgical care of the elderly
(Neurosurgical topics)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, c1999
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  Toyama
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  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
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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
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