Overview
- Editors:
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Moncef Berhouma
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Lyon, Lyon, France
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Pierre Krolak-Salmon
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Hôpital des Charpennes, Hospices civils de Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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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Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care
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- David A. Wyler, Elizabeth M. Gabrielli, W. Andrew Kofke
Pages 33-64
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- Elizabeth M. Gabrielli, Roderic G. Eckenhoff
Pages 65-80
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- Rodrigo Hasbun, Allan R. Tunkel
Pages 81-94
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Intracranial Tumors
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- David B. Schul, Chochlidakis Nikos, Chirstianto B. Lumenta
Pages 97-117
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- Cristina Izquierdo Gracia, Francois Ducray
Pages 119-140
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- Paolo Cappabianca, Chiara Caggiano, Domenico Solari, Karol Migliorati, Waleed A. Azab, Elia Guadagno et al.
Pages 141-151
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- Philip Y. Sun, Marina L. Castner, Kathryn M. Van Abel, Colin L. W. Driscoll, Michael J. Link
Pages 153-163
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- Andreas F. Hottinger, Bianca Moura, Francesco Grandoni, Rita De Micheli
Pages 165-180
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Spinal Diseases
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Front Matter
Pages 189-189
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- Christian Ewald, Albrecht Waschke
Pages 191-222
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- Christopher D. Witiw, Laureen D. Hachem, Michael G. Fehlings
Pages 223-245
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- Ryan J. Filler, Timothy T. Roberts, Edward C. Benzel
Pages 247-276
About this book
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.
Reviews
“This text is written primarily for neurosurgeons and, to a lesser extent, neurologists, neurointensivists, and neuroanesthesiologists. It is appropriate for trainees of these disciplines at all levels. … This is a timely and visionary text that can augment the practice of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroanesthesiologists, and neurointensivists … .” (Ryan M. Naylor and William E. Krausss, Neurosurgery, Vol. 81 (6), December, 2017)
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
About the editors
Moncef Berhouma MD, MSc is a consultant neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of Lyon (France). He is an associate professor of neurosurgery and surgical instructor at the European association of neurosurgical societies (EANS). He holds a Master of science in philosophy of neuroscience. He performed his research fellowship in the skull base surgery laboratory at Ohio University in USA (2011). He is the author of more than 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, more than 7 book chapters and 2 books. His main interests are minimally-invasive skull base surgery and geriatric neurosurgery. Pierre Krolak-Salmon, MD, PhD is a neurologist and geriatrician at the University Hospital of Lyon (France), Director of Clinical Research Memory Centre of Lyon and of the Clinical Research Centre “Elderly, Brain and Frailty”, head of the Social Cognition and Cognitive Disorders research group at Neuroscience Center of Lyon. He completed his Neurosciences Master in 1999 and his PhD on brain dynamics of facial emotional expression recognition in 2004. He also studied at the Welcome Trust in London, UK and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA. He currently has an active teaching role at the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, in the fields of geriatrics, neurology, neuroscience and neuropsychology. His main areas of research interest include biomarkers (CSF and neuroimaging) and predictors of autonomy loss in dementia; social cognition and emotion recognition; clinical neurology and geriatrics.
