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Neurological Disorders in Women: from Epidemiology to Outcome, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-2 - April 12, 2023
- Editor: Rima M. Dafer
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 6 9 1 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 6 9 2 - 2
In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Rima M. Dafer brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Neurological Disorders in Women: From Epidemiology to Outcome.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editor Dr. Rima M. Dafer brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Neurological Disorders in Women: From Epidemiology to Outcome. Top experts in the field discuss the most common neurological conditions affecting women, including stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, and dementia, among others, with special consideration for the management of these conditions during reproductive years of age.
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Contains 14 practice-oriented topics, including sex difference in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; migraine and the gender divide; women and sleep disorders; sex differences in autism spectrum disorders; neurology of systemic disease: focus on women; gender differences in neurology training; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurological disorders in women, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Neurology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Migraine and the Gender Divide
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Treatment
- Comorbidities
- Stigma and advocacy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Gender Issues in Epileptic Patients
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Teratogenicity and neurocognitive outcomes
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Women and Ischemic Stroke: Disparities and Outcomes
- Key points
- General considerations
- Traditional vascular risk factors in women
- Stroke etiologies with a female predominance
- Sex-specific stroke risk factors
- Treatment considerations for women with stroke
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Gender Differences in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinics care points
- Neurologic Disorders in Women and Sleep
- Key points
- Epilepsy
- Stroke
- Headaches
- Traumatic brain injury
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Other special disorders
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neuroimmunological Disorders: The Gender Effect
- Key points
- Introduction
- Sex and gender differences in multiple sclerosis
- Menarche
- Pregnancy and multiple sclerosis
- Therapeutic considerations before and during pregnancy
- Relapse during pregnancy
- Obstetric anesthesia
- Postpartum care
- Breastfeeding
- Fertility in multiple sclerosis
- Menopause
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorder
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Central nervous system vasculitis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Neuro-Oncology in Women: Clinical Considerations
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Summary
- Funding statement
- Disclosure
- Sex-Specific Neurocognitive Impairment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Sex and Gender Differences in Parkinson's Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures and funding
- Autism in Women
- Key points
- Neurobiological factors
- Cultural and social factors
- Comorbidities
- Sex differences in core symptom presentation
- Diagnostic challenges
- Importance of timely diagnosis
- Specific support for women on the spectrum
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neurology of Systemic Disease: Selected Topics with a Focus on Women
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Are America’s Caregivers on the Brink of Extinction? The Pandemic Straw that Broke the Nurses’ Back
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Disclosure
- Challenges Training Women in Neurology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 41-2
- Published: April 12, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323986915
- eBook ISBN: 9780323986922
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Rima M. Dafer
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Neurological Sciences, Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Cerebrovascular Disease,Rush University Medical Center