LOW FLAT RATE AUST-WIDE $9.90 DELIVERY INFO

Close Notification

Your cart does not contain any items

$440.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

QTY:

English
Academic Press Inc
23 August 2023
Vitamins and Minerals in Neurological Disorders offers readers a comprehensive reference addressing their relationship to brain health in a wide variety of neurological diseases. Examining various compounds, this broad coverage allows readers to learn about the role nutrient deficiency plays in the pathology of many conditions, as well as their potential in treatment. The book covers diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and MS, along with severe neurological conditions like brain injury, stroke, headache and migraine. This volume provides a platform for research on vitamins, minerals and future investigations of these compounds.
Edited by:   , , , , , , , , ,
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 216mm, 
ISBN:   9780323898355
ISBN 10:   0323898351
Pages:   700
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface 1. Vitamins and minerals in the context of reference values and requirements Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel, and Victor R. Preedy Part I - Alzheimer's disease and dementias 2. a-Tocopherol for Alzheimer's disease Nehad M. Ayoub, Raida W. Khalil, and Amal Kaddoumi 3. Cognitive impairment and micronutrients: Vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine and implications for dementia Gianluca Rizzo and Angela Marino 4. Magnesium and Alzheimer's disease Denahin Hinnoutondji Toffa and Jimmy Li 5. Copper, oxidative stress, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia Rosanna Squitti, Mauro Ciro Antonio Rongioletti, and Gianfranco Liguri 6. Chromium and Alzheimer's disease Ansab Akhtar and Sangeeta Pilkhwal Sah Part II - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7. Riboflavin and lower motor neuron diseases Yann Nadjar and Gorka Fernandez Part III - Brain injury 8. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) in brain injury Stefan W. Leichtle, Sulaiman Al Mohaish, Melissa Sandler, Vishal Yajnik, Dennis J. Rivet, II, Markos Kashiouris, Alpha A. (Berry) Fowler, III, and Gretchen M. Brophy 9. Antioxidants in brain injury with or without antibiotics Santanu Kaity and Anoop Kumar 10. Vitamin D and traumatic brain injury Ajay Choudhary, Ashok Kumar, Aakanksha Choudhary, and Kaviraj Kaushik 11. Zinc and traumatic brain injury Sydney M.A. Juan, Maria Daglas, Phan H. Truong, and Paul A. Adlard Part IV - Cerebral palsy 12. Cerebral palsy: Evaluating vitamin D levels Marcela Almeida Linden and Maria Angela Bellomo-Brandao Part V - Dietary neurotoxins 13. Linking copper and neurotoxic activities Gesivaldo Santos, Marcos Avila-Rodriguez, Erika Pereira Rubio, Eduardo Galembeck, and Julita Maria Pereira Borges Part VI - Epilepsy 14. Epilepsy-derived neurodegeneration and vitamin E Rita Marinelli, Desiree Bartolin, Michele Betti, Anna Migni, Linda Zatini, Giada Marcantonini, Mario Rende, and Francesco Galli 15. Selenium use in epilepsy Haitham S. Mohammed 16. Reduced vitamin C and minerals in epilepsy Md. Abdul Aziz and Mohammad Safiqul Islam 17. Thiamine, transporters, and epilepsy Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Arushi Gahlot Saini, and Harjit Singh Mahay Part VII - Headaches and migraines 18. Riboflavin usage in pediatric migraine Gaku Yamanaka 19. Vitamin B12, folate, and migraine Ioannis Liampas, Vasileios Siokas, Christos Bakirtzis, and Efthimios Dardiotis 20. Vitamin D and migraine Parisa Gazerani Part VIII - Multiple sclerosis 21. Iron, zinc, and multiple sclerosis patients Alaa Matar and Jamilah Borja 22. Considerations on vitamin D supplementation in multiple sclerosis Joost Smolders and Jan Damoiseaux Part IX - Neuroinflammation 23. Neuroinflammation: Role of magnesium Renu Agarwal and Igor Iezhitsa 24. Vitamin B12 as a neuroprotectant in neuroinflammation Larissa Marcely Gomes Cassiano, Marina da Silva Oliveira, and Roney Santos Coimbra 25. Vitamin D3 (VD3) effects on neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disorders: Focus on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases Iana Bantim Felicio Calou, Debora Estadella, Daniel Araki Ribeiro, Milena de Barros Viana, and Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana 26. Vitamin C and neuroinflammation Amanda L. Marino, David C. Consoli, and Fiona E. Harrison 27. Vitamin A and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on neuroinflammatory changes in the brain Saritha S. Nair, S.H. Priyanka, and M. Indira 28. Fluoride excess and neuroinflammation Lomas Kumar Tomar, Charu Tyagi, Namrata Dudha, Yugandhar P. Reddy, and Varun Kumar Sharma Part X - Parkinson's disease 29. Vitamin D and Parkinson's disease Valeria C. Goncalves, Fulvio A. Scorza, Antonio-Carlos G. de Almeida, and Carla A. Scorza 30. Tocotrienols and Parkinson's disease: In vitro and in vivo modeling Tatsuya Matsura, Kazuhiro Nakaso, and Yosuke Horikoshi 31. B vitamins: Pyridoxal phosphate and parkinsonism Olakunle J. Onaolapo and Adejoke Y. Onaolapo 32. Antioxidant vitamins in Parkinson's disease: Vitamins A, C, E Ariel F. Ying and Woon-Puay Koh 33. Role of calcium in Parkinson's disease Kiarash Saleki and Payam Saadat 34. Micronutrient levels in Parkinson's disease Sakineh Shab-Bidar and Ahmad Jayedi 35. Genes and dietary metals in Parkinson's disease Shiek Fareeth Ahmed, Jency Roshni, S. Mahima, and V. Janakiraman Part XI - Peripheral neuropathy 36. Vitamin D levels and diabetic peripheral neuropathy Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Angela, Vanessa Veronica, Febrina Eva Susanto, and Andryawan Wahyu Pradana 37. B vitamins on the nervous system: A focus on peripheral neuropathy Ana Maria Paez-Hurtado, Maria Camila Cortes-Albornoz, Diego Alejandro Rodriguez-Gomez, Carlos Calderon-Ospina, and Mauricio Orlando Nava-Mesa Part XII - Prenatal effects and neurodevelopment 38. Dietary B-vitamin deficiencies and maternal oversupplementation on neurodevelopment: An updated narrative McCoy Clementson, Jesse Jauhal, and Nafisa M. Jadavji 39. Essential trace elements in neurodevelopment: An updated narrative Anatoly Skalny, Lyubov Chernova, and Anastasia Skalnaya 40. Gestational folic acid in neuronal development of the hypothalamus Gerald Harvey Anderson, Emanuela Pannia, Rola Hammoud, Neil Victor Yang, and Ruslan Kubant Part XIII - Stroke 41. Vitamin B12, hyperhomocysteinemia, and stroke J. David Spence 42. Sodium and stroke Ahmad Jayedi and Sakineh Shab-Bidar 43. Calcium intake and the risk of stroke Daniel T. Dibaba and Ka Kahe 44. Recommended resources for the study and investigation of vitamins and minerals in neurological disorders Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel, and Victor R. Preedy

Dr. Martin is a Professor of Mental Health at Buckinghamshire New University. He is a Registered Nurse, Chartered Health Psychologist, and a Chartered Scientist. He has published or has in press well over 250 research papers and book chapters. He is a keen book author and editor having written and/or edited several books all of which reflect his diverse academic and clinical interests that examine in-depth, the interface between mental health and physical health. These outputs include the Handbook of Behavior; Food and Nutrition (2011), Perinatal Mental Health: A Clinical Guide (2012); Nanomedicine and the Nervous System (2012), and the major reference works Comprehensive Guide to Autism (2014), Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline (2015), Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (2016) and Metabolism and Pathophysiology of Bariatric Surgery: Nutrition, Procedures, Outcomes, and Adverse Effects (2017). Vinood B. Patel, BSc, PhD, FRSC, is currently Reader in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Westminster. He presently directs studies on metabolic pathways involved in liver disease, particularly related to mitochondrial energy regulation and cell death. Research is being undertaken to study the role of nutrients, antioxidants, phytochemicals, iron, alcohol and fatty acids in the pathophysiology of liver disease. Other areas of interest are identifying new biomarkers that can be used for the diagnosis and prognosis of liver disease and understanding mitochondrial oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease and gastrointestinal dysfunction in autism. Dr Patel is a nationally and internationally recognized researcher and has several edited biomedical books related to the use or investigation of active agents or components. In 2014 Dr. Patel was elected as a Fellow to The Royal Society of Chemistry. Victor R. Preedy BSc, PhD, DSc, FRSB, FRSPH, FRCPath, FRSC is Emeritus Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, at King's College London and Professor of Clinical Biochemistry (Hon) at King's College Hospital. He was the long-term Director of the Genomics Centre at King's College London from 2006 to 2020. Professor Preedy has carried out research when attached to Imperial College London, The School of Pharmacy (now part of University College London) and the MRC Centre at Northwick Park Hospital. He has collaborated with research groups in Finland, Japan, Australia, USA and Germany. Prof. Preedy is a leading expert on the science of health and has a long-standing interest in dietary and plant-based components. To his credit, Professor Preedy has published over 750 articles, which includes peer-reviewed manuscripts based on original research, abstracts and symposium presentations, reviews and numerous books and volumes.

See Also