Neurodegenerative diseases : overview, perspectives and emerging treatments / Annette Simon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simon, Annette, editor.

Series:

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.

Neurology. Laboratory and clinical research developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Degeneration.

Nervous system.

Nervous system--Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, [2017]

Summary:

Neurodegenerative diseases are widespread disorders, with prevalence increasing with age. The first chapter of this book discusses autophagy, a cellular tool for the elimination of proteins that accumulate in neurodegenerative disorders and have pathogenetic significance. Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. Chapter Two examines evidence on impairment of social cognition in patients with PD. Chapter Three discusses how finding the molecular cause of the PD could contribute to early diagnosis, and facilitate the development of effective neuroprotective or modulatory drugs. The final chapter reviews the functional role of adult hippocampal neurogenesis in learning and memory, and how this form of structural plasticity is altered in neurodegenerative diseases known to involve cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5361-2260-2