Neuro-Geriatrics: A Clinical Manual
Despre această carte electronică
Covering a range of modalities, from the importance and impact of each disease to diagnostic criteria, genetics, laboratory and imaging findings, treatment and care paths, this book focuses on neurological conditions that occur commonly in older persons or which have a striking effect on their lives. The common types of dementias, Parkinson’s disease and related disorders, rapidly progressive diseases, seizure disorders and multiple sclerosis are covered. Issues commonly affecting this population, such as neurobehavioral symptoms and caregiver issues, are discussed.
Neuro-Geriatrics: A Clinical Manual is aimed at any physician who treats the elderly with neurological disorders: neurologists, geriatricians and geriatric psychiatrists, both specialists and general practitioners.
Despre autor
Babak Tousi MD
Head, Clinical Trials Program, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain , Cleveland, OH, USA
Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain , Lakewood, OH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, USA
Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD, ScD
Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, USA
Camille and Larry Ruvo Chair for Brain Health, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada; Cleveland, Ohio; Weston, Florida, USA
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, USA
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
