Geriatric Neurology

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· Handbook of Clinical Neurology Book 167 · Elsevier
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Geriatric Neurology, Volume 167, serves as an update on the basic biological and behavioral mechanisms underlying the aging process, with an emphasis on neurological aging and state-of-the-art reviews on our understanding of vascular, cognitive, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases in the elderly. Developed with an eye to providing both the basic underpinnings of age-related changes and the clinical information necessary to aid in diagnostics and treatment, the book serves as a useful volume for students, basic and translational scientists, and practicing clinicians on how to understand and treat common neurological disorders in the elderly. - Reviews the foundations of geriatric neurology, including the fundamentals of age associated changes in molecular biology, altered pharmacokinetics and psychopharmacology that make drug therapy in the elderly different from younger patients - Contains major advances in our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases - Features contributions from world leaders in geriatric neurology–the broadest, most expert coverage available

About the author

Steven T. DeKosky is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, where he holds the Aerts-Cosper Professorship in Alzheimer Research. Before moving to the University of Florida, he was vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the James Carroll Flippin Professor of Medical Sciences. He was Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology and Director of the Pitt/UPMC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and served as a member of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Sanjay Asthana is Associate Dean for Gerontology and Professor and Head of the Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. He holds the Duncan G. and Lottie H. Ballantine endowed chair in geriatrics and serves as Director of both the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to coming to UW, he served as a faculty at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Washington.

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