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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
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care
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Front Matter
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Spinal Diseases
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About this book
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.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France
Moncef Berhouma
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Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices civils de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Pierre Krolak-Salmon
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Brain and Spine Surgery in the Elderly
Editors: Moncef Berhouma, Pierre Krolak-Salmon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40232-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-40231-4Published: 04 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82059-0Published: 07 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-40232-1Published: 01 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 529
Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurosurgery, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Neurology, Oncology, Anesthesiology, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine