Neurodegeneration : the molecular pathology of dementia and movement disorders /

• Other Authors: Dickson, Dennis (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Nervous system > Degeneration.; Dementia > Pathogenesis.; Movement disorders.; Dementia > pathology.; Movement Disorders > pathology.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Nervous System (incl. Brain); MEDICAL > Neurology.; Neurodegenerative Diseases.; Electronic books.

Most textbooks on neurodegenerative disorders have used a classification scheme based upon either clinical syndromes or anatomical distribution of the pathology.℗¡ In contrast, this book looks to the future and uses a classification based upon molecular mechanisms, rather than clinical or anatomical...

Table of Contents:

• Neurodegeneration: The Molecular Pathology of Dementia and Movement Disorders; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Part 1: Introduction: Basic Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration; 1: Introduction to Neurodegeneration: The Molecular Pathology of Dementia and Movement Disorders; 2: Cell Death and Neurodegeneration; 3: Oxidative Stress and Balance in Neurodegenerative Diseases; 4: Protein Aggregation in Neurodegeneration; 5: Protein Degradation in Neurodegeneration: The Ubiquitin Pathway; 6: Genetics of Neurodegeneration; 7: Transgenic Animal Models of Proteinopathies.