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This editorial advocates for the development of geriatric neurosurgery as a distinct subspecialty to address the unique physiological and frailty-related needs of the aging population.
This is the first time that an issue of Neurosurgical Focus has been dedicated to the subject of cranial surgery in geriatric patients. This occasion provides us with an opportunity to review the elements of geriatric neurosurgical care that together represent the unfolding of what should be considered a new and extremely relevant neurosurgical subspecialty dedicated to the elderly. While specific issues associated with spinal neurosurgical care are not addressed in this issue of Neurosurgical Focus, the principles presented regarding aging, frailty, and physiological and neurological reserve are nevertheless relevant and applicable.
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