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Aneurysms in Elderly Patients

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CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged

Part of the book series: Advances in Neurosurgery ((NEURO,volume 12))

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From 1979 to 1982 195 patients underwent operation in our department because of an aneurysm. Of these 17.4% were over the age of 60. In the literature there are only a few, but mostly pessimistic, statements on aneurysm surgery in elderly patients (5, 8).

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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Konstanty-Gutschow-Strasse 8, D-3000, Hannover 61, Germany

    H. Friedrich, V. Seifert & D. Stolke

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  1. Neurochirurgische Klinik, Fakultät für Klinische Medizin, der Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1, D-6800, Mannheim 1, Germany

    Wolfgang Piotrowski

  2. Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, D-1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Mario Brock

  3. Neurochirurgische Klinik der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6 (Kopfklinikum), D-8520, Erlangen, Germany

    Margareta Klinger

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Friedrich, H., Seifert, V., Stolke, D. (1984). Aneurysms in Elderly Patients. In: Piotrowski, W., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) CNS Metastases Neurosurgery in the Aged. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69360-1_33

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