Prentice Hall The Handbook of Geriatric Neurology

As the population ages, age-related neurological diseases are becoming increasingly widespread: for healthcare professionals, families, and society, finding better treatment and management approaches has become an urgent priority. In response, the subspecialty of geriatric neurology has emerged, seeking to understand and treat the full spectrum of age-related neurological diseases, including degenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS); gait and balance disorders, neuropathies, stroke, sleep disturbances, and other disorders. In Geriatric Neurology, two of the field’s leading researchers present the first complete and current textbook covering the entire field. Filling a major gap in the literature, they offer an evidence-based scientific review of current theory, and summarize tremendous recent strides in understanding age-related neurological changes: both normal and disease-related. Coverage includes: Anatomic, cellular, biochemical, and functional changes associated with the aging nervous system; Neurologic assessment in older adults, including mental status exams, neuropsychological and specialized assessments, neuroimaging, and lab studies; neuropsychiatric syndromes, cerebrovascular disease, and autonomic dysfunction; cognitive, movement, gait, sleep, autonomic, paroxysmal, sensory, and other disorders; pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment; ethical and legal issues, and more. This book will be an essential resource for all physicians caring for geriatric patients, from primary care physicians to geriatricians, neurologists, residents, and medical students; and for other healthcare professionals providing extended care, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners.