Second edition
by Joseph I. Sirven
Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult is the most up-to-date reference on the evaluation and treatment of neurologic problems in older adults.
Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult is organized so that clinicians can quickly look up either a patient's symptom(s) or a disease, and includes medication charts and diagnostic algorithms.
Contents
1. Introduction: What Makes the Older Adult Unique?
- Gerontology and Neurology
- Neurological Examination of the Older Adult
- Imaging of the Aging Brain
- Age-Related Changes in Pharmacokinetics, Drug Interactions, and Adverse Effects
- Neurologic Considerations in the Postmenopausal Woman
- Cognitive Changes Associated with Normal Aging
2. Common Signs and Symptoms in the Older Adult
- Transient Loss of Consciousness: Seizures and Syncope
- Dizziness and Vertigo in Older Adults
- Definition and Epidemiology of Falls and Gait Disorders
- Acquired Disorders of Swallowing, Cognition, Speech, and Language in the Older Adult
- Tremor
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Sleep in the Older Person
- Headaches
- Back and Neck Pain
- Incontinence and Sexual Dysfunction in the Elderly
3. Specific Neurological Conditions Affecting the Older Adult
- Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cognitive Effects of Stroke and Hemorrhage
- Spontaneous and Traumatic Cerebral Hemorrhage in the Elderly
- Cognitive Effects of Head Trauma in the Older Adult
- Dementia: Risk Factors and Genetics
- Movement Disorders in the Older Adult
- Cognitive Aspects of Parkinson's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders
- Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Vertebrae
- Neuromuscular Diseases of the Older Adult
- Nonviral Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
- Viral Illness of the Nervous System of the Elderly
- Neuro-Oncology of the Elderly
- Introduction: Neurologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease
- Acute and Chronic Seizures in the Older Adult
4. Psychosocial Issues in the Older Adult
- Recognition and Management of Late Life Mood Disorders
- Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Older Adults
- Long-Term Care Options for the Aging
- Ethical Legal Issues in the Care of Older Patients with Neurologic Illness
- Driving in the Elderly with Medical Conditions
Index
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