An up-to-date survey of the major dementing disorders, this guide provides the most recent clinical, epidemiological, and neurodiagnostic information related to the care and treatment of dementing illnesses-addressing subjects of vital importance such as ethics, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and neuropathology to stand as the foremost guide on the

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Dementing Illnesses by John Morris, James E. Galvin, David M. Holtzman, John Morris,James E. Galvin,David M. Holtzman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Geriatrics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2006

eBook ISBN

9780849354847

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Geriatrics

Front Cover
Preface
Contents
Contributors
About the Editors
1. Ethical Issues in Dementia
2. Epidemiology, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods Influence Conclusions
3. Healthy Brain Aging
4. Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia
5. Neuroimaging in Dementia: Structural Imaging
6. Functional Imaging in Dementia
7. The Neuropathology of Dementia
8. Genetics of Dementia
9. Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
10. Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
11. Down’s Syndrome, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia
12. Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Disorders
13. Frontotemporal Dementia
14. Vascular Dementia
15. Prion Diseases and Dementia
16. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
17. HIV-Associated Dementia
18. Influence of Comorbidities in Dementia
19. Depression and Dementia
20. Management of the Driver with Dementia
21. The Plan of Care
22. Comprehensive Review of Caregiving for the Health Care Professional
23. Pharmacology for the Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia
24. Treatment of the Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease
25. Amyloid-Based Strategies to Treat and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
26. Prevention Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease
27. Dementia Update 2006
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