Assessments, Treatments and Modeling in Aging and Neurological Disease

Assessments, Treatments and Modeling in Aging and Neurological Disease: The Neuroscience of Aging is a comprehensive reference on the diagnosis and management of neurological aging and associated disorders. The book discusses the mechanisms underlying neurological aging and provides readers with a detailed introduction to the aging of neural connections and complexities in biological circuitries, as well as the interactions between genetics, epigenetics and other micro-environmental processes. It also examines pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions of age-related conditions that affect the brain, including Alzheimer’s, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Provides the most comprehensive coverage of the broad range of topics related to the neuroscience of agingFeatures sections on diagnosis and biomarkers of neurological aging, Alzheimer’s and strokeContains an abstract, key facts, a mini dictionary of terms, and summary points in each chapterFocuses on neurological diseases and conditions linked to aging, environmental factors and clinical recommendationsIncludes more than 500 illustrations and tables