Neuropsychology of Cardiovascular Disease
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Description
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 impairment and may ultimately culminate in stroke or dementia.
This second edition examines the relations of a host of behavioral and biomedical risk factors, in addition to subclinical and clinical CVDs, to brain and cognitive function. Associations with dementia and pre-dementia cognitive performance are reported, described, and discussed with a focus on underlying brain mechanisms. Future research agendas are suggested, and clinical implications are considered.
ISBN
9781848728790
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Psychology Press
City
Hove, East Sussex, UK
Keywords
Neurobehavioral disorders, Neurologic manifestations of general diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cognition Disorders
Disciplines
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Waldstein, Shari R. Editor and Elias, Merrill F. Editor, "Neuropsychology of Cardiovascular Disease" (2015). Faculty and Staff Monograph Publications. 194.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/194