The ageing brain : the neurobiology and neuropsychiatry of ageing /: the neurobiology and neuropsychiatry of ageing. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Perminder S. Sachdev.
• Other Names: Sachdev, Perminder
• Contents: Sect. I. Introduction -- Ch. 1. The Ageing Brain / Perminder S. Sachdev -- Ch. 2. Population ageing, human lifespan and neurodegenerative disorders: A fifth epidemiologic transition / G. Anthony Broe -- Sect. II. Characteristics of the ageing brain -- Ch. 3. Structural changes in the ageing human brain / Jillian J. Kril -- Ch. 4. Structural neuroimaging of the ageing brain / Jeffrey C.L. Looi and Perminder S. Sachdev -- Ch. 5. Neurophysiological, sensory and motor changes with ageing / Stephen R. Lord and Rebecca St. George -- Ch. 6. Cognitive changes and the ageing brain / Helen Christensen and Rajeev Kumar -- Ch. 7. Ageing of the human brain as studied by functional neuroimaging / Julian N. Trollor and Perminder S. Sachdev -- Ch. 8. Neuroendocrine aspects of brain ageing / George A. Smythe -- Ch. 9. Cerebrovascular system and the ageing brain / Valendai K. Srikanth and Geoffrey A. Donnan -- Sect. III. Factors influencing brain ageing -- Ch. 10. The molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia / John B.J. Kwok and Peter R. Schofield -- Ch. 11. Oxidative and free radical mechanisms in brain ageing / Judy de Haan, Rocco C. Iannello, Peter J. Crack, Paul Hertzog and Ismail Kola -- Ch. 12. The role of nutritional factors in cognitive ageing / Janet Bryan -- Ch. 13. The brain reserve hypothesis / Peter W. Schofield -- Sect. IV. Clinical interface -- Ch. 14. Will we all dement if we live long enough? / Carol Brayne -- Ch. 15. Detecting Alzheimer's disease at the pre-symptomatic stage / Gary W. Small -- Ch. 16. Parkinsonism and ageing / John G.L. Morris, Mariese A. Hely and Glenda M. Halliday -- Ch. 17. Age variation in the prevalence of depression: Are study findings meaningful? / John Snowdon -- Ch. 18. Vascular dementia / Perminder S. Sachdev -- Ch. 19. Conclusion / Perminder S. Sachdev.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (340 pages)
• Subjects: 618.97/68; Brain -- Aging; Geriatric neuropsychiatry; Nervous system -- Degeneration; Brain -- physiology; Aging; Dementia; Cerveau -- Vieillissement; Neuropsychiatrie gériatrique; Système nerveux -- Dégénérescence; Brain -- Aging; Geriatric neuropsychiatry; Nervous system -- Degeneration; Cerveau -- Vieillissement; Neuropsychiatrie gériatrique; Système nerveux -- Dégénérescence; Altern; Neurobiologie; Neuropsychiatrie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482296822; 1482296829
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