Aging of the population is accelerating rapidly around the world. According to the World
Population Prospects (2019 Revision), the number of people age 65 and over around the …

Neurosurg Focus Volume 49• October 2020 2 as to anticipate and prevent the processes
leading to disa ablement. 9 This concept is demonstrated in Fig. 1 (based on the work of …

To the Editor: The geriatric population is the fastest-growing segment of the US population,
which accounts for more than 20% of all hospital admissions and represents a challenging …

To the Editor: The advancement of neurosurgery with innovative technology across various
subspecialties illuminates the critical need for comprehensive frailty care coordination. Amid …

As the ratio of elderly population (> 65 years old) is obviously rising in the majority of
western countries, caregivers and particularly physicians are facing specific pathologies …

In the recent April issue of Annals of Surgery, Alam and Ma1 contend that brain health is
overlooked by current modalities of perioperative assessment, and we fully agree with their …

Objective The aging population in industrialized countries shifts the age limit for
neurosurgical interventions toward increasingly older patients. This study investigates …

The aim of this study was to review and analyze the neurosurgery body of literature to
document the current knowledge of frailty within neurosurgery, standardizing terminology …

In 2014, 15% of the US population was 65 years or older, and this percentage is expected to
increase to more than 20% by 2030. 1 Geriatric patients, those 65 years or older, account for …

The geriatric population is incredibly increasing worldwide. Europe and many other
countries in the world are currently facing increasingly complex and systemic societal …