Purpose The care of older neurosurgical patients at the end life is a particularly demanding
challenge. Especially, the specific needs of very old patients with glioblastoma at the end of …

Glioblastoma in the elderly (> 65 years of age) is associated with shorter overall survival
(OS) than in younger patients. Best practice recommendations for elderly patients, especially …

High-grade glioma (HGG) is characterized by debilitating neurologic symptoms and poor
prognosis. Some of the suffering this disease engenders may be ameliorated through …

BACKGROUND Elderly patients with glioblastoma have an especially poor prognosis;
optimizing their medical and surgical care remains of paramount importance. OBJECTIVE …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults,
occurs most commonly in individuals older than 65 years of age, and is universally fatal …

Managing elderly patients with glioblastoma presents a unique set of challenges, including
a scarcity of available data, which limits evidence-based recommendations. Nearly half of …

Background: The median age for diagnosis of glioblastoma is 64 years and the incidence
rises with increasing age to a peak at 75-84 years. As the total number of high-grade glioma …

Introduction Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain
tumor in adults with peak incidence in patients older than 65 years. These patients are …

Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain
tumor in adults, with an increased incidence among the elderly. However, the optimal …

Elderly patients with glioblastoma represent a clinical challenge for neurosurgeons and
oncologists. The data available on outcomes of patients greater than 80 undergoing …