Description
Thieme Medical Publishers Neurosurgical Care Of The Elderly 1St Edition by Selman
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