Neurologic Disorders in the Older Patient

Supplement Editors:
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

Contents

Preface: Internists and the older patient with neurologic illness
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

The art of managing dementia in the elderly
Adam Rosenblatt, MD

Preventing ischemic stroke in the older adult
Geoffrey S.F. Ling, MD, PhD, and Shari M. Ling, MD

Seizures in the elderly: Nuances in presentation and treatment
Elizabeth Waterhouse, MD, and Alan Towne, MD

Movement disorders in the older patient: Differential diagnosis and general management
Mark S. Baron, MD

Depression in older patients with neurologic illness: Causes, recognition, management
Alan Carson, MBChB, MPhil, MD, and Richard Margolin, MD

Supplement Editors:
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

Contents

Preface: Internists and the older patient with neurologic illness
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

The art of managing dementia in the elderly
Adam Rosenblatt, MD

Preventing ischemic stroke in the older adult
Geoffrey S.F. Ling, MD, PhD, and Shari M. Ling, MD

Seizures in the elderly: Nuances in presentation and treatment
Elizabeth Waterhouse, MD, and Alan Towne, MD

Movement disorders in the older patient: Differential diagnosis and general management
Mark S. Baron, MD

Depression in older patients with neurologic illness: Causes, recognition, management
Alan Carson, MBChB, MPhil, MD, and Richard Margolin, MD

Supplement Editors:
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

Contents

Preface: Internists and the older patient with neurologic illness
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, and Richard J. Lederman, MD, PhD

The art of managing dementia in the elderly
Adam Rosenblatt, MD

Preventing ischemic stroke in the older adult
Geoffrey S.F. Ling, MD, PhD, and Shari M. Ling, MD

Seizures in the elderly: Nuances in presentation and treatment
Elizabeth Waterhouse, MD, and Alan Towne, MD

Movement disorders in the older patient: Differential diagnosis and general management
Mark S. Baron, MD

Depression in older patients with neurologic illness: Causes, recognition, management
Alan Carson, MBChB, MPhil, MD, and Richard Margolin, MD