Neurosurgical Care of the Elderly

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-879284-59-3
Verlag: Thieme Medical Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Hardback (Thread Stitching), Format (B × H): 184 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1134 g

Reihe: AAN

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)

Zielgruppe

Ärzte

Autoren/Hrsg.

Selman, Warren R.

Benzel, Edward C.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie