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Geriatric Neurosurgery in Clinical Practice

  • 1st Edition - September 21, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Joe M. Das
  • Language: English

Geriatric Neurosurgery in Clinical Practice is an essential resource that provides a thorough and modern overview of geriatric neurosurgery. This volume compiles the latest resear… Read more

Description

Geriatric Neurosurgery in Clinical Practice is an essential resource that provides a thorough and modern overview of geriatric neurosurgery. This volume compiles the latest research and clinical practice guidelines, offering practical advice for clinicians caring for elderly patients. It delves into a range of topics, including the management of common neurosurgical conditions in elderly patients, surgical techniques, postoperative care, and the integration of multidisciplinary approaches to enhance patient outcomes. Users will find this to be an invaluable reference for practicing neurosurgeons, neurosurgery residents, neurologists, geriatric physicians, and researchers seeking clear and concise information on current treatments and procedures for geriatric neurosurgery.

Key features

  • Reviews major cranial neurosurgical conditions affecting older adults, including trauma, tumors, and cerebrovascular disorders
  • Provides practical guidance on perioperative assessment, frailty evaluation, anesthesia, postoperative care, and rehabilitation
  • Addresses communication and ethical issues, including shared decision-making, capacity assessment, advance care planning, and end-of-life discussions
  • Highlights multidisciplinary care models that integrate neurosurgery, geriatrics, nursing, rehabilitation, and palliative care

Readership

Practicing neurosurgeons, neurosurgery residents, neurologists, geriatric physicians, and researchers

Table of contents

Section 1: Overview of Aging

1. Introduction to Aging

2. Changes in the Aging Brain

3. Pathologies of Aging

4. Geriatric Neurosurgery and Its Importance

Section 2: Assessment and Preoperative Planning

5. History Taking

6. Clinical and Neurological Examination of an Elderly Patient – Matters to Consider

7. Preoperative Evaluation of Elderly Neurosurgical Patients

8. Preoperative Planning for Elderly Neurosurgical Patients

Section 3: Different Neurosurgical Pathologies in the Elderly

9. Stroke

10. Aneurysms and Vascular malformations

11. Brain Tumors

12. Traumatic Brain Injury

13. Infections

14. Functional Neurosurgery

Section 4: Surgical Techniques

15. Craniotomy

16. Endoscopic Surgery

17. Stereotactic Radiosurgery

18. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

19. Anesthesia

20. Postoperative Care

Section 5: Complications and Outcomes

21. Complications in Elderly Neurosurgical Patients – Infection, Bleeding, Stroke, Death

22. Outcome and Quality of Life

23. Prognosis after Neurosurgery

24. Rehabilitation

Section 6: Special Topics

25. Neuroimaging in Elderly

26. Neuropsychological Evaluation

27. Palliative Care and Pain Management

28. Decision-Making and Ethical Considerations

29. Challenges of Neurosurgery in the Elderly

30. The Future of Geriatric Neurosurgery

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 21, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Joe M. Das

Joe M. Das is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with international experience across India, Nepal, Bahrain, and the United Kingdom. His work spans skull base neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, and neurosurgical education. He is the author of the textbook Neuro-Oncology Explained Through Multiple Choice Questions. He currently serves as Senior Clinical Fellow in Skull Base Neurosurgery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, and has authored over 100 PubMed-indexed publications.

Affiliations and expertise
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK