The growing proportion of neurological diseases in the elderly means that physicians need to
have specific knowledge of the topic in everyday clinical work. This book gathers together
empirical knowledge and clinical experience in the field of neurogeriatrics into a practical
textbook. Renowned authors from the fields of neurology and geriatrics neurosurgery
pharmacology psychiatry psychology rehabilitation medicine and urology provide an
interdisciplinary focus on neurological aspects of age multimorbidity. This second enlarged
and updated edition has been restructured and expanded to include the neurogeriatric syndromes
of immobility instability intellectual decline isolation in old age incontinence and
iatrogenic disorders. Special aspects of pharmacotherapy in the elderly are now given
considerably more space and attention. The specific clinical pictures and practical aspects
relevant to action in the fields of ethics law and social medicine have been updated.
Information panels and checklists provide quick overviews.
