Diabetes and the Brain

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Biessels, Geert Jan (Editor), Luchsinger, Jose A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2010.
• Series: Contemporary Diabetes
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Angiology.; Diabetes.; Endocrinology.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

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 d...

Table of Contents:

• Update on Diabetes for Neurologists
• Type 1 Diabetes
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Update on Stroke and Dementia for Diabetologists
• Acute Ischemic Stroke
• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia
• Acute Cerebral Disturbances in Diabetes
• Hypoglycemia
• Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State
• Stroke and Diabetes Mellitus
• Hyperglycemia in Acute Stroke
• Long-Term Cerebral Complications in Diabetes
• Cognition in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
• Cognition in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
• Cognition in Type 2 Diabetes or Pre-diabetic Stages
• Type 2 Diabetes, Related Conditions, and Dementia
• Diabetes and Depression
• Central Nervous System Involvement in Diabetic Neuropathy
• Experimental Models and Pathophysiology
• Animal Models
• Pathobiology of Diabetic Encephalopathy in Animal Models
• The Role of Insulin Resistance in Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia.