Cognitive Decline: Strategies for Prevention - Softcover

Fillit, H. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521026709 ISBN 13: 9780521026703

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Cognitive Decline - Strategies for Prevention examines the problems associated with our understanding of the ageing brain, whether or not such decline is inevitable and if there are practical steps which can be taken to prevent or minimise cognitive decline in late life. Preventive medical strategies have primarily targeted the top three causes of death in the developed world: heart disease, cancer and stroke. Less attention to date has been paid to cognitive decline and dementia, possible because the generally held view has been that little of nothing could be done to help them. Our knowledge has grown rapidly and it is becoming clear that preventative strategies are now viable. Cognitive Decline - Strategies for Prevention brings together a group of leading researchers to assess and make practical recommendations about the strategies currently available. The chapters assess how 'normal' cognitive ageing should be defined and what the genetic, medical, psychological and environmental factors are which can adversely affect optimal cognitive function in late life. It then examines how 'healthy living' strategies can be employed throughout life to prevent cognitive decline in later years and what are the research strategies which promise new approaches to prevention in the future.

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Book Description

Cognitive Decline - Strategies for Prevention examines the problems associated with our understanding of the ageing brain, whether or not such decline is inevitable and if there are practical steps which can be taken to prevent or minimise cognitive decline in late life.

About the Author

About the editors: Howard M. Fillit, M.D., is Corporate Medical Director for Medicare, NYL Health Care Plans, New York. He was formerly Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Medicine and Neurobiology at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. Robert N. Butler, M.D., is Chairman and Brookdale Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, and Director of the International Longevity Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521026709
• ISBN 13: 9780521026703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152