Thinking about cognition concepts, targets and therapeutics
100 Years after the discovery of Alzheimer's disease, neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders represent the largest and fastest growing unmet medical market with 2 billion affected people worldwide. Life expectancy of humans continues to increase, and the world population is aging. Adva...
| Otros Autores: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; Washington, DC :
IOS Press
c2006.
|
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Solvay Pharmaceuticals Conferences ;
v. 5. |
| Materias: | |
| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798135406719 |
| Sumario: | 100 Years after the discovery of Alzheimer's disease, neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders represent the largest and fastest growing unmet medical market with 2 billion affected people worldwide. Life expectancy of humans continues to increase, and the world population is aging. Advanced age may lead to deterioration of cognitive functions of the brain. There seems to be consensus that on the background of aging, several factors may render humans prone to dementia. Psychiatric and neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or Parkinson's disease may contribute to |
|---|---|
| Notas: | Held in the Eden Roc Resort in Miami on 26 and 27 February 2004. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9786610810550 9781280810558 9781429467711 9781607502180 9786000005870 9781433701573 |
