Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

• Published in: Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology Vol. 10; no. 4; p. a033118
• Main Authors: Erkkinen, Michael G, Kim, Mee-Ohk, Geschwind, Michael D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 01.04.2018
• Subjects: Adults; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Alzheimer Disease - pathology; Alzheimer's disease; Atrophy; Brain - pathology; Clinical aspects; Cognitive ability; Degeneration; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic systems; Differential diagnosis; Epidemiology; Frontotemporal dementia; Frontotemporal Dementia - diagnosis; Frontotemporal Dementia - epidemiology; Frontotemporal Dementia - pathology; Genetics; Geriatrics; Humans; Huntington's disease; Laboratories; Lewy bodies; Medical imaging; Morbidity; Movement disorders; Neurodegeneration; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurodegenerative Diseases - diagnosis; Neurodegenerative Diseases - pathology; Neurodegenerative Diseases - physiopathology; Neuroimaging; Neurological diseases; Neurology; Older people; Paralysis; Parkinson Disease - diagnosis; Parkinson Disease - epidemiology; Parkinson Disease - pathology; Parkinson's disease; PERSPECTIVES; Progressive supranuclear palsy

Neurodegenerative diseases are a common cause of morbidity and cognitive impairment in older adults. Most clinicians who care for the elderly are not trained to diagnose these conditions, perhaps other than typical Alzheimer's disease (AD). Each of these disorders has varied epidemiology, clini...