[Neurosurgery for strokes in elderly people]

Abstract

While neurosurgery plays a marginal role in the treatment of ischemic strokes, and while the development of endovascular techniques has reduced its contribution to the treatment of subarachnoid haemorrhages resulting from an aneurysm, it still has a role to play in the event of a compressive haematoma. The overall improvement of the health status of elderly patients and the progress made in different medical fields have resulted in a more aggressive surgical approach in patients in the third, or even fourth age.

Keywords: care; elderly patient; hématome intracérébral; intracerebral haematoma; neurochirurgie; neurosurgery; patient âgé; prise en charge; traitement; treatment.