- Explores for the first time the specific neurosurgical conditions involved with the elderly
- Provides updated techniques focusing on improvements in anaesthesia and critical care for the elderly
- Focuses on minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques and radiosurgery
- Geared towards neurosurgeons, geriatric neurologists, neuro-oncologists and neuro-anaesthesists
This unique and richly illustrated volume presents the state of the art in the comprehensive management of major neurosurgical diseases in the elderly (aged 65 and over).
It explores all of the common neurosurgical pathologies affecting elderly patients, and emphasizes the paramount importance of tailored management strategies for quality of life. It highlights updated techniques for anaesthesia and critical care, as well as minimally invasive neurosurgical methods intended for this specific group of patients. Radiosurgery treatment is also discussed, in particular for brain tumours.
In western societies, the proportion of elderly citizens has nearly reached 20%, and shows no signs of slowing down.
The management of neurosurgical conditions in this particular population requires specific multidisciplinary strategies. To address this situation, a team of internationally respected contributors accurately describe degenerative and traumatic spinal diseases, which account for the majority of admissions among the elderly, as well as brain tumours and intracranial haemorrhages, aspects that are raising new ethical issues.
The book mainly addresses the needs of neurosurgeons and geriatric neurologists, but also neuro-oncologists and neuro-anaesthesists working with elderly patients, as well as students in these disciplines.
Table of Contents- Rapid Growth in the Elderly Population of the World
- A Brief Physiology of the Aging
- Neurological Assessment and Neurocognitive Evaluation of the Elderly
- Neurosurgical Anesthesia for the Elderly: Is Age Really Just a Number?
- Perioperative Neurotoxicity in the Elderly
- Central Nervous System Infections in the Elderly
- Intracranial Meningiomas in the Elderly
- Brain Gliomas in the Elderly
- Pituitary Adenomas
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery in the Elderly
- Management of Primary CNS Lymphoma in Elderly Patient
- Management of Brain Metastases: Distinctive Features in the Elderly
- Degenerative Spine Disease
- Spinal Injuries of the Elderly
- Extradural Vertebral Tumors in the Elderly
- Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
- Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Tumors
- Spinal Infections
- Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly
- Chronic Subdural Haematoma in the Elderly
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Elderly
- Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Elderly
- Swollen Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke in the Elderly
- Trigeminal Neuralgia in the Elderly
- Hydrocephalus in the Elderly: Diagnosis of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
