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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452493603321

Titolo

Chronic medical disease and cognitive aging [[electronic resource]] : toward a healthy body and brain / / edited by Kristine Yaffe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England, : Oxford University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-19-939622-1

0-19-935315-8

0-19-979366-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YaffeKristine

Disciplina

612.6/7

Soggetti

Aging - Physiological aspects

Chronic diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Epidemiologic Insights Into Blood Pressure and Cognitive Disorders; 2. Cholesterol, Statins, and Late-Life Cognitive Disorders; 3. Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Aging; 4. Obesity and Cognitive Health: Implications of an Altered Adiposity Milieu Over the Life-Course; 5. Insulin Resistance and Pathological Brain Aging; 6. Metabolic Syndrome, Other Composite Vascular Risk Scores, and Cognitive Impairment; 7. Chronic Kidney Disease and Cognitive Aging; 8. Sleep Disorders and Cognitive Function in Older Adults

9. Physical Activity and Cognitive Aging10. Dietary Patterns and Dementia; 11. Inflammation and Cognitive Decline; 12. HIV Infection and Aging: An Emerging Chronic Medical Illness; 13. Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Decline; Disclosures; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Chronic Medical Disease and Cognitive Aging: Toward a Healthy Body and Brain explores the important and often overlooked connection between how chronic medical diseases of the body can affect cognitive function and brain health. As population demographics shift to that of



an aging population it has become more important to understand and improve cognitive function in late life. Chronic medical diseases often increase the risk of cognitive impairment, and those with cognitive impairment may be less able to effectively manage their medical conditions, suggesting a reciprocal relationship may exi