Neurobiology of Dementia

by FAAN Minagar MD (Editor)

Overview

With recent advances of modern medicine, more people reach the "elderly age around the globe, and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book is about various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia. The ultimate goal of this monograph is to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to carry out more research projects into the pathogenesis of this devastating group of diseases.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080888781
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	06/04/2009
Series:	International Review of Neurobiology , #84
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dr. Minagar is a Professor of Neurology at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. He’s a certified Physician Investigator by Association of Clinical Research Professionals, member of the editorial board of Future Neurology, Neurological Research, and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Board. Dr. Minagar is the author of 231 journal articles and 33 book chapters, and editor of 10 books.

Table of Contents

1. Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: insights from neuropsychology and neuroimaging2. Normal Brain Aging: Clinical, Immunological, Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Features3. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in dementias and mild cognitive impairment4. Subcortical Ischemic Cerebrovascular Dementia5. Contributions of Neuropsychology and Neuroimaging to Understanding Clinical Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment6. Early Onset Dementia7. Lewy Body Dementia8. Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Pathology in Alzheimer's disease9. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus10. Application of PET Imaging to Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment11. Reversible Dementias12. The Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis of Disease of theAlzheimer's Type: An Overview13. Dementia in Parkinson's disease14. Neuroimaging of Cognitive Impairments in Vascular Disease

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From the Publisher

A volume about a number of topics around different types of dementia, this collection will stimulate physicians', neuroscientists', and psychologists' interest and future direction of research.