Brain Degeneration And Dementia In Sub-saharan Africa
by Seggane Musisi /
2015 / English / PDF
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Stemming from a 2012 conference entitled Brain Degenerations and Emerging Mental Health Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa, this book is aimed at both the general practitioner interested in CNS disorders, and the specialist who would like to know more about CNS pathology in Africa. By employing a broad defi nition of what brain degeneration means, the authors are able to touch upon everything from dementias and CNS malignancy to traumatic brain injury and CNS infective processes.
This book draws from and builds upon the original conference presentations, and incorporates the most up-to-date science behind brain degeneration as well as actual case reports. Each of the book’s six sections off er the reader a deeper understanding of brain degeneration as it exists in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe proposed book is based on the workshop "Brain Degenerations and Emerging Mental Health Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa" which was held in Kampala, Uganda, on February 1-3, 2012. The contributors will present snapshots of dementia as well as pediatric and adult brain damage within a specifically African context. Topics addressed include, but are not limited to, HIV/AIDS, malaria, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies, environmental toxicity and Alzheimer's Disease. The proposal has been approved by the editors of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology for inclusion in the series.
