Arousal in Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases

Arousal in Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases focuses on the dysregulation of arousal found in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Chapters describe the physiology of each process, how it presents in each disorder, and the most appropriate treatment(s). The book also imparts the understanding of the RAS as a system that not only modulates waking, but also survival mechanisms, such as fight vs. flight responses and other reflexes. This book helps neuroscientists, sleep researchers, neurologists and psychiatrists understand the basic mechanisms that modulate arousal in health and disease. In addition, it promotes therapies that can alter the severity and manifestation of multiple disorders.

1. Physiology of Arousal2. Schizophrenia and Arousal3. PTSD and Arousal4. Autism and Arousal5. Arousal and Drug Abuse6. Control of Arousal and Movement in Neurodegenerative Disorders7. Parkinson’s Disease and Arousal8. Arousal and Narcolepsy9. Arousal and Alzheimer’s Disease10. Epilepsy and Arousal11. Future of Neuroscience and its Social Impact

• Provides a comprehensive overview of the basic mechanisms behind dysregulation of arousal in neurological and psychiatric disorders
• Describes, in detail, the function of the Reticular Activating System with respect to higher functions, motor control and the intertwining of arousal and motor disorders
• Covers multiple neurological disorders, including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and autism