Neurologic Signs in Older Adults
18 Neurologic Signs in Older Adults James E. Galvin Neurologic disorders are a common cause of morbidity, mortality, institutionalization, and increased health care costs in the older adult population.1 Not…
Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
17 Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System Gwyneth A. Davies, Charlotte E. Bolton Respiratory Function Tests The commonly used respiratory function tests are presented in this chapter. In addition, patterns…
Successful Aging
4 Successful Aging The Centenarians Thomas T. Perls Demography of Centenarians According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, in 2010, approximately 51,000 people aged 100 years and older collected Social…
Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging
5 Evolution Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging Thomas B.L. Kirkwood The question “Why does aging occur?” calls for answers at the level of proximate physiologic mechanisms and at the…
Neuroendocrinology of Aging
13 Neuroendocrinology of Aging Roberta Diaz Brinton Neuroendocrine aging is a multifactorial process that typically spans years and is characterized by sequential phase transitions.1 These transitions are progressive in nature…
Genetic Mechanisms of Aging
8 Genetic Mechanisms of Aging Chao-Qiang Lai, Laurence D. Parnell, José M. Ordovás Introduction Our society is experiencing unprecedented demographic changes where improvements in health care and living conditions together…
Methodologic Challenges of Research in Older People
6 Methodologic Challenges of Research in Older People Antony Bayer Introduction The difficulty of undertaking research involving older people tends to be exaggerated. It is wrongly assumed that too many…
Introduction
1 Introduction Aging, Frailty, and Geriatric Medicine Howard M. Fillit, Kenneth Rockwood, John Young The eighth edition of our text is the first since the death of John Brocklehurst, whose…
Neurologic Considerations
[ 12 ] NEUROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS PEARLS ❖ Parkinson disease is the number one neurologic disease in older adults, and the most common symptoms of Parkinson disease are slowness with activities…
