Chronic Non-infectious Diseases with a High Impact on the Central Nervous System
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2025 | Viewed by 204
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neurodegeneration; olfactory system; dementia; metabolic diseases; diabetes; stroke
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Dear Colleagues,
The incidence of certain brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke, is expected to increase in the coming years. In addition, the occurrence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia, which have a significant impact on the CNS, increasing the risk of stroke and causing cognitive deficits, learning difficulties, motor dysfunctions (due to damage to the motor pathways), and mental disorders such as anxiety and depression, is also expected to grow. The consequences will be an additional burden on the healthcare systems and will have negative economic, social, and psychological effects. The extent of the increase will be influenced by factors such as medical advancements, public health initiatives, and changes in both healthcare access and quality. Continued research and improved healthcare strategies are needed to effectively address the projected increase in the CNS diseases.
This Special Issue of Brain Sciences seeks original research, short reports, reviews, and commentaries on the following: (1) risk factors and prevention, (2) etiopathogenesis and disease mechanisms, and 3) innovations in the field of diagnosis and therapy of chronic non-communicable diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord.
Dr. Grazyna Lietzau
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mental disorders
- metabolic diseases
- migraine
- movement disorders
- multiple sclerosis
- neurodegenerative diseases
- stroke
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