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…
GERIATRICS
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…
The Aging Personality and Self
31 The Aging Personality and Self Diversity and Health Issues Julie Blaskewicz Boron, K. Warner Schaie, Sherry L. Willis Personality may be defined as the pattern of thoughts, feelings, and…
Social Gerontology
29 Social Gerontology Paul Higgs, James Nazroo Introduction Social gerontology, as the term suggests, is concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging and old age. These include…
Normal Cognitive Aging*
28 Normal Cognitive Aging* Jane Martin, Clara Li This chapter provides an overview of the principal features of cognitive functioning in normal aging adults. The first part of this chapter…
Aging and the Blood
24 Aging and the Blood Michael A. McDevitt Introduction Age-related changes to normal blood cell development and function remain poorly understood but measurably evident. In 1961, Hayflick and Moorhead described…
