Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly

Warren R. Selman, Edward C. Benzel (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

245 Seiten

1999
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) (Verlag)
978-1-879284-59-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume is authored by individuals with expertise in the management of elderly patients with neurosurgical disorders. Although these problems occur in people of all ages, their management in the geriatric population requires special consideration.

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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)

Autor

Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, OH 44195

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.8.2002
• Reihe/Serie: AAN
• Verlagsort: Park Ridge, IL
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 184 x 260 mm
• Gewicht: 1134 g
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Neurochirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• ISBN-10: 1-879284-59-6 / 1879284596
• ISBN-13: 978-1-879284-59-3 / 9781879284593
• Zustand: Neuware