Title Neuropsychology of cardiovascular disease / edited by Shari R. Waldstein and Merrill F. Elias

Edition Second edition Published New York, NY : Psychology Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I Behavioral and Biomedical Risk Factors; 1 The Effects of Tobacco Smoke on Cognition and the Brain; 2 Alcohol Consumption, Brain, and Neurocognition; 3 Activity and Neurocognitive Health in Older Adults; 4 Hypertension, Blood Pressure, and Cognitive Functioning; 5 Effects of Cholesterol and N-3 Fatty Acids on Cognitive Functioning, Decline, and Dementia; 6 Cognition in Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Stages; 7 Neurocognitive Aspects of Obesity 8 Inflammation and Preclinical Neurocognitive Decline9 Homocysteine, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, and Cognitive Functioning: A Review of the Literature; 10 Resting and Stress-Reactive Cortisol; Part II Cardiovascular Disease and Interventions; 11 Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Neurocognition; 12 Clinical Cardiovascular Disease; 13 Neurocognitive Changes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; 14 Neuropsychology of Heart Failure; Part III Dementia and Stroke; 15 Vascular Cognitive Impairment; 16 Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Dementia 17 White Matter Disease, Stroke, and the Heterogeneity of Vascular Dementia18 Structural Brain Mechanisms and Dementia; Index Summary Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and most westernized nations. Both CVDs and their risk factors confer substantial risk for stroke and dementia, but are also associated with more subtle changes in brain structure and function and cognitive performance prior to such devastating clinical outcomes. It has been suggested that there exists a continuum of brain abnormalities and cognitive difficulties associated with increasingly severe manifestations of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases that precede vascular cognitive impairmen Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Text in English Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Neurobehavioral disorders. Neurologic manifestations of general diseases. Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Complications Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Psychological aspects Cardiovascular Diseases -- complications Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases -- psychology Neurocognitive Disorders HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Complications Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Psychological aspects Neurobehavioral disorders Neurologic manifestations of general diseases Form Electronic book Author Waldstein, Shari R., editor. Elias, Merrill F., 1938- editor. ISBN 9781317917007 1317917006 9781317916994 1317916999 9781317916987 1317916980 9781315851877 1315851873

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