Neurological Disorders in Women

Description:



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. 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. 

Features:

• 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. 
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurological disorders in women, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. 
• 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. 

Table Of Contents:

Migraine and the Gender Divide
Gender Issues in Epileptic Patients
Women and Ischemic Stroke: Disparities and Outcomes
Gender Differences in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Neurologic Disorders in Women and Sleep
Neuroimmunological Disorders: The Gender Effect
Neuro-Oncology in Women: Clinical Considerations
Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
Sex-Specific Neurocognitive Impairment
Sex and Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease
Autism in Women
Neurology of Systemic Disease: Selected Topics with a Focus on Women
Are America’s Caregivers on the Brink of Extinction? The Pandemic Straw that Broke the Nurses’ Back
Challenges Training Women in Neurology