Neurodegeneration
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Neurodegeneration

  1. 347 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Neurodegeneration

About this book

This book unites the diverse range of complex neurodegenerative diseases into a textbook designed for clinical practice, edited by globally leading authorities on the subject.
  • Presents a clinically oriented guide to the diseases caused by neurodegenerationĀ 
  • Templated chapters combine clinical and research information on neurodegenerative diseases beginning with the common elements before treating each disease individually
  • Diseases are grouped by anatomical regions of degeneration and include common disorders such as Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neuron Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis as well as less common diseasesĀ 
  • Edited by globally leading authorities on the subject, and written by expert contributing authors

Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780470672686
eBook ISBN
9781118661925
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Neurology

Table of contents

  1. Neurodegeneration
  2. Contents
  3. List of Contributors
  4. Preface
  5. Dedication
  6. CHAPTER 1 Pathology of Brain Aging
  7. CHAPTER 2 Protein Aggregation and Neurodegeneration: Tauopathies and Synucleinopathies
  8. CHAPTER 3 Prion Degeneration
  9. CHAPTER 4 Excitotoxicity
  10. CHAPTER 5 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Parkinson Disease
  11. CHAPTER 6 Parkinson Disease: Treatment Options ā€“ Surgical Therapy
  12. CHAPTER 7 Multiple System Atrophy: Clinical, Genetics, and Neuropathology
  13. CHAPTER 8 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  14. CHAPTER 9 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
  15. CHAPTER 10 Corticobasal Degeneration
  16. CHAPTER 11 Alzheimerā€™s Disease
  17. CHAPTER 12 Frontotemporal Dementia
  18. CHAPTER 13 Prion Diseases and Other Rapidly Progressive Dementias
  19. CHAPTER 14 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Lateral Sclerosis
  20. CHAPTER 15 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
  21. CHAPTER 16 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  22. CHAPTER 17 Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (Kennedy Disease)
  23. CHAPTER 18 Optic Neuropathies
  24. CHAPTER 19 Peripheral Nerve Neuropathies Including Charcotā€“Marieā€“Tooth Disease
  25. CHAPTER 20 Axonal Loss and Neurodegeneration in Multiple Sclerosis
  26. CHAPTER 21 Huntingtonā€™s Disease and Other Choreas
  27. CHAPTER 22 Spinocerebellar Ataxias
  28. CHAPTER 23 Ataxia Telangiectasia
  29. CHAPTER 24 Niemannā€“Pick Disease
  30. CHAPTER 25 X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
  31. CHAPTER 26 Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation, Wilson Disease, and Manganism
  32. Index
  33. EULA

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