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In addition to the most common age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and stroke, others included are age-related macular degeneration associated with blurred or distorted vision; multiple sclerosis associated with myelin damage, which disturbs the information flow within brain, and between brain and body; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) affecting motor neurons thus causing loss of muscle control; Huntington’s disease associated with involuntary movements, difficulty with coordination, and changes in mood and behavior; and various kinds of dementias including Lewy bodies dementia characterized by the presence of abnormal protein deposits in the brain, which causes changes in attention and alertness, visual hallucinations, and movement disorders, and vascular dementia associated with damage to the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain, which causes memory loss, difficulty with decision-making, and changes in mood and behavior.{{pmid|34485280}}{{pmid|16461469}}{{pmid|15190177}}<ref>Neurological Disorders - a Common Problem of Aging. https://reliantmedicalgroup.org/blog/2014/08/05/neurological-disorders-common-problem-aging/ (accessed Apr 26, 2023).</ref> | In addition to the most common age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and stroke, others included are age-related macular degeneration associated with blurred or distorted vision; multiple sclerosis associated with myelin damage, which disturbs the information flow within brain, and between brain and body; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) affecting motor neurons thus causing loss of muscle control; Huntington’s disease associated with involuntary movements, difficulty with coordination, and changes in mood and behavior; and various kinds of dementias including Lewy bodies dementia characterized by the presence of abnormal protein deposits in the brain, which causes changes in attention and alertness, visual hallucinations, and movement disorders, and vascular dementia associated with damage to the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain, which causes memory loss, difficulty with decision-making, and changes in mood and behavior.{{pmid|34485280}}{{pmid|16461469}}{{pmid|15190177}}<ref>Neurological Disorders - a Common Problem of Aging. https://reliantmedicalgroup.org/blog/2014/08/05/neurological-disorders-common-problem-aging/ (accessed Apr 26, 2023).</ref> | ||
== Brain Size == | == Brain Size == | ||
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== Research Statistics == | == Research Statistics == | ||
[[File:Yearly growth of the number of documents related to brain aging.jpg|thumb|Yearly growth of the number of documents related to brain aging in the CAS Content Collection.{{pmid|38095562}}]] | |||
There is a steady, nearly exponential growth of the number of journal publications related to brain aging in the CAS Content Collection over time, remarkably intense in the last two years (FigureFigure77), a sign of the enhanced scientific interest in this area. At the same time, patenting activity is low, probably awaiting the knowledge accumulation reaching a critical level. | |||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||