Geriatric Neurology

Section I. Foundations and Principles of Geriatric Neurology1. Geriatric pharmacotherapy: Appraising new drugs for neurological disorders in older patients2. Animal models of cognitive aging and circuit-specific vulnerability3. Psychopharmacology and pharmacokinetics4. Models of care5. Neurologic examination in the elderly6. Cognitive and neuropsychological evaluation of the elderly7. Chronic neurological disorders and related comorbidities: Role of age-associated physiological changes8. Autonomic dysfunction: diagnosis and management9. Epidemiology of aging and associated neurological disorders: Prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer disease and other dementias10. Neuropsychology of aging11. Cognitive reserve12. Neuroimaging in aging and neurological diseases Section II. Neurological Disorders of Late-Life13. Alzheimer disease14. Parkinson disease - diagnosis and appreciation of comorbidities15. Frontotemporal dementia16. Recognizing and treating atypical Parkinson disorders17. Down syndrome18. The long-term consequences of repetitive head impacts: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy19. Delirium in the critically ill patient20. Vascular cognitive impairment: a preventable component of dementia21. Stroke in the elderly22. Gait and dementia23. Assessment and treatment of major depression in older adults24. Neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia25. Epilepsy and aging26. Sleep physiology and disorders in aging and dementia Section III. General Topics in Geriatric Neurology27. Urological function and dysfunction in aging: Diagnosis and treatment28. Geriatric rehabilitation29. Palliative medicine and end-of-life care30. Headache in the elderly31. Driving in the elderly in health and disease32. The evolution of geriatric neurology