ABSTRACT
Neurons, also called nerve cells, are cells that transmit and process information. Together with the brain and the spinal cord, they form the nervous system. When neurons lose structure or function, or die, it is called neurodegeneration [1]. If this loss cannot be compensated, a neurodegenerative disease develops [2], causing problems with movement or mental functioning. This chapter focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), conditions that represent the most common neurodegenerative diseases and those which have been investigated in electromagnetic field (EMF)-related research. Another relatively common neurodegenerative disease, Huntington’s disease, is largely hereditary and is not discussed here. Also not summarized in this book chapter were several other neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., lewy body disease, spinal muscular atrophy) that have never been the focus of EMF-related research.
Alzheimer’s Disease/Senile Dementia
