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Increased life expectancy of a large percentage of a population has many implications, specifically for older olds and their families. Beside the social burden, it means increasing costs for managements for public and private health system. The recent book, “Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients”, offers insight into the complex world of older persons (healthy, frail, diseased or dying) from the perspective of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, but approaching matters from a variety of viewpoints. Written primarily for junior doctors and residents, it is a comprehensive educational tool, easy to read, and written in a structured way. A list of useful references is here added, specifically for the neurorehabilitation of aging and early aging patients. It may help physiatrists and general practitioners to assist patients with disabling conditions. *Correspondence to: Alfredo Musumeci, Department of Neuroscience, Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, E-mail: [email protected]