Maintain Your Brain by Valenzuela, Michael J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Contents Introduction CHAPTER 1 What is dementia?

What do we mean by ‘dementia’? How does dementia differ from schizophrenia and depression? Cognitive domains and the diagnosis of dementia How big a problem is dementia? Demographic predictions

CHAPTER 2 The main forms of dementia

Alzheimer’s Disease Vascular Dementia

In Focus: A case study: ‘Fish ’n’ Chips’ CHAPTER 3 A healthy heart means a healthy brain

The link between blood flow and brain function Vascular health and Vascular Dementia Vascular health and Alzheimer’s Disease Anti-hypertensives for the prevention of dementia The cerebrovascular–Alzheimer continuum

In Focus: A practical scale for understanding medical ‘certainty’ CHAPTER 4 Food for thought

In Focus: The Healthy Brain Meal Plan CHAPTER 5 What’s the story with cholesterol?

In Focus: Dementia doesn’t always strike late CHAPTER 6 Homocysteine: The new cholesterol?

What is homocysteine? High plasma homocysteine and brain disease

In Focus: Caring for a loved one with dementia at home: Advice from an expert CHAPTER 7 Use it or lose it—Part 1: The science

In Focus: Do ‘brain gym’ video games work? CHAPTER 8 Use it or lose it—Part 2: The art

The Three Keys to dementia prevention Let’s get practical How much is enough? The Virtuous Cycle

In Focus: Testing your mental activity levels CHAPTER 9 Exercising body and mind

Human exercise trials The big debate: Aerobic or resistance training? What changes in the brain after physical exercise? How does it work? A conceptual model Conclusions

CHAPTER 10 Bringing it together

In Focus: Summary Endnotes Online resources Glossary References Searchable Terms About the Author Copyright