Diabetes And The Brain (contemporary Diabetes)
by Geert Jan Biessels /
2009 / English / PDF
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Diabetes, particularly type 2, has become increasingly more
common around the world. Consequently, the effect of diabetes on
the brain has achieved enormous public health importance. A surge
in pre-clinical and clinical research on topics ranging from
management of hyperglycemia in acute stroke to disturbances in
insulin signaling in Alzheimer’s disease has led to substantial
progress in the field. Written by a panel of international
experts,
Diabetes, particularly type 2, has become increasingly more
common around the world. Consequently, the effect of diabetes on
the brain has achieved enormous public health importance. A surge
in pre-clinical and clinical research on topics ranging from
management of hyperglycemia in acute stroke to disturbances in
insulin signaling in Alzheimer’s disease has led to substantial
progress in the field. Written by a panel of international
experts,Diabetes and the Brain
Diabetes and the Brain provides in depth
reviews on the cerebral complications of diabetes, and offers
introductory chapters on current insights on the pathophysiology
and clinical management of diabetes, as well as
neuropsychological assessment and dementia. This relevant and
easily accessible book explains the cerebral complications of
diabetes, with an update on diabetes for neurologists,
psychiatrists, and mental health providers and researchers in
general,and on stroke and dementia for those involved in research
and clinical practice in diabetes.
provides in depth
reviews on the cerebral complications of diabetes, and offers
introductory chapters on current insights on the pathophysiology
and clinical management of diabetes, as well as
neuropsychological assessment and dementia. This relevant and
easily accessible book explains the cerebral complications of
diabetes, with an update on diabetes for neurologists,
psychiatrists, and mental health providers and researchers in
general,and on stroke and dementia for those involved in research
and clinical practice in diabetes.