Fred Cole

Disorders of the Central Nervous System: Cognitive Deficits Fred Cole

The portion of the nervous system which comprises of the spinal cord and the brain is termed as central nervous system. It assembles the received information and coordinates the actions of all the parts of the body in most of the multicellular animals. The disorders of the central nervous system encompass early-onset neurological disorders, infections, late-onset neurodegenerative diseases, tumors, genetic disorders etc. A few of them are addiction, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain tumors, encephalitis, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The treatment of the disorders of the central nervous system can consist of medications, neural rehabilitation and surgery. This book will also provide interesting topics for research which interested readers can take up. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. Researchers and students in this field will be assisted by this book.