Aging and the Skin
25 Aging and the Skin Desmond J. Tobin, Emma C. Veysey, Andrew Y. Finlay Introduction The last 25 years has seen enormous growth in our knowledge of skin function, with…
Central Nervous System Infections
68 Central Nervous System Infections Lisa Barrett, Kenneth Rockwood Infections in older adults are associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, pneumonia and influenza ranking 13th in all cause mortality…
Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
64 Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders Jolyon Meara Movement disorders in older adults can be broadly classified into the akinetic-rigid hypokinetic conditions, in which voluntary movement is reduced, and hyperkinetic…
Long-Term Stroke Care
62 Long-Term Stroke Care Anne Forster Stroke is an ancient disease, recognized since the time of Hippocrates, when the term apoplexy was used to describe someone being suddenly struck down….
Headache and Facial Pain
59 Headache and Facial Pain Gerry Saldanha Introduction Worldwide, headache disorders are one of the most prevalent medical complaints. This will continue because of the changing demographic of aging populations…
Classification of the Dementias
50 Classification of the Dementias Richard Camicioli, Kenneth Rockwood Overview Dementia is a critical public health problem worldwide, especially as populations age. As a consequence, physicians dealing with a range…
Cardiac Arrhythmias
44 Cardiac Arrhythmias Wilbert S. Aronow Ventricular Arrhythmias The prevalence of complex ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in older adult patients without cardiovascular disease detected by 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG) was 50%…
Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease
40 Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease Wilbert S. Aronow The most common cause of death in older adults is coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary atherosclerosis is very common…
Social Assessment of Older Patients
36 Social Assessment of Older Patients Sadhna Diwan, Megan Rose Perdue Social assessment is an integral part of a comprehensive multidimensional assessment of older adult patients. Many studies on the…
Geroscience
7 Geroscience Felipe Sierra Introduction From the biologic perspective, aging is a rather complex term to define. Aging is not a disease but, because aging is the main risk factor…
