Main description:

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.

Contents:

1. Vitamins and minerals in the context of reference values and requirements

Part I - Alzheimer's disease and dementias 2. a-Tocopherol for Alzheimer's disease 3. Cognitive impairment and micronutrients: Vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine and implications for dementia 4. Magnesium and Alzheimer's disease 5. Copper, oxidative stress, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia 6. Chromium and Alzheimer's disease

Part II - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 7. Riboflavin and lower motor neuron diseases

Part III - Brain injury 8. Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) in brain injury 9. Antioxidants in brain injury with or without antibiotics 10. Vitamin D and traumatic brain injury 11. Zinc and traumatic brain injury

Part IV - Cerebral palsy 12. Cerebral palsy: Evaluating vitamin D levels

Part V - Dietary neurotoxins 13. Linking copper and neurotoxic activities

Part VI - Epilepsy 14. Epilepsy-derived neurodegeneration and vitamin E 15. Selenium use in epilepsy 16. Reduced vitamin C and minerals in epilepsy 17. Thiamine, transporters, and epilepsy

Part VII - Headaches and migraines 18. Riboflavin usage in pediatric migraine 19. Vitamin B12, folate, and migraine 20. Vitamin D and migraine

Part VIII - Multiple sclerosis 21. Iron, zinc, and multiple sclerosis patients 22. Considerations on vitamin D supplementation in multiple sclerosis

Part IX - Neuroinflammation 23. Neuroinflammation: Role of magnesium 24. Vitamin B12 as a neuroprotectant in neuroinflammation 25. Vitamin D3 (VD3) effects on neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disorders: Focus on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases 26. Vitamin C and neuroinflammation 27. Vitamin A and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) on neuroinflammatory changes in the brain 28. Fluoride excess and neuroinflammation

Part X - Parkinson's disease 29. Vitamin D and Parkinson's disease 30. Tocotrienols and Parkinson's disease: In vitro and in vivo modeling 31. B vitamins: Pyridoxal phosphate and parkinsonism 32. Antioxidant vitamins in Parkinson's disease: Vitamins A, C, E 33. Role of calcium in Parkinson's disease 34. Micronutrient levels in Parkinson's disease 35. Genes and dietary metals in Parkinson's disease

Part XI - Peripheral neuropathy 36. Vitamin D levels and diabetic peripheral neuropathy 37. B vitamins on the nervous system: A focus on peripheral neuropathy

Part XII - Prenatal effects and neurodevelopment 38. Dietary B-vitamin deficiencies and maternal oversupplementation on neurodevelopment: An updated narrative 39. Essential trace elements in neurodevelopment: An updated narrative 40. Gestational folic acid in neuronal development of the hypothalamus

Part XIII - Stroke 41. Vitamin B12, hyperhomocysteinemia, and stroke 42. Sodium and stroke 43. Calcium intake and the risk of stroke 44. Recommended resources for the study and investigation of vitamins and minerals in neurological disorders