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Dementia : Comprehensive Principles and Practices.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (705 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199928460
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: DementiaDDC classification:
  • 616.83
LOC classification:
  • RC521.D464 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Dementia -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Plates -- Part I Functional Neuroanatomy and Cognitive Neuroscience of Dementia -- 1 Cognitive Functions and the Cerebral Cortex -- 2 Neuroanatomy and Behavioral Neurology of Subcortical Systems -- 3 Executive Control, the Regulation ofGoal-Directed Behaviors, and theImpact of Dementing Illness -- 4 Memory Systems in Dementia -- 5 Motor Programming Disorders in Dementia -- Part II The Dementias: The Major Diseases and Clinical Syndromes -- 6 The Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Dementias -- 7 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy -- 8 Frontotemporal Dementia -- 9 Primary Progressive Aphasia -- 10 Posterior Cortical Atrophy -- 11 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration -- 12 Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia -- 13 Vascular Cognitive Impairment -- 14 Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Cognitive Impairment -- 15 The Differential Diagnosis of Rapidly Progressive and Rare Dementias -- 16 Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Dementia -- 17 Mild Cognitive Impairment -- 18 Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease -- Part III Assessment, Diagnosis, and Comprehensive Treatment: From Principles to Practice -- 19 Dementia Screening and Mental Status Examination in Clinical Practice -- 20 Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia -- 21 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia -- 22 Neuroimaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers, and Genetic Testing in Dementia -- 23 Pharmacological Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease -- 24 Management of Agitation, Aggression, and Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease -- 25 Management of Depression, Apathy, and Sexualized Inappropriate Behavior in Dementia -- 26 Nonpharmacological Approaches to Managing Behavior Symptoms in Dementia.
27 The Role of the Family in the Care and Management of Patients With Dementia -- 28 Mental Competence and Legal Issues in Dementia Care -- Index -- About the Editors.
Summary: Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practice is a clinically-oriented book written by internationally-recognized experts. The book's three major sections establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge material covering specific diseases associated with dementia, and discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses.
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Cover -- Dementia -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Plates -- Part I Functional Neuroanatomy and Cognitive Neuroscience of Dementia -- 1 Cognitive Functions and the Cerebral Cortex -- 2 Neuroanatomy and Behavioral Neurology of Subcortical Systems -- 3 Executive Control, the Regulation ofGoal-Directed Behaviors, and theImpact of Dementing Illness -- 4 Memory Systems in Dementia -- 5 Motor Programming Disorders in Dementia -- Part II The Dementias: The Major Diseases and Clinical Syndromes -- 6 The Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Dementias -- 7 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy -- 8 Frontotemporal Dementia -- 9 Primary Progressive Aphasia -- 10 Posterior Cortical Atrophy -- 11 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration -- 12 Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia -- 13 Vascular Cognitive Impairment -- 14 Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Cognitive Impairment -- 15 The Differential Diagnosis of Rapidly Progressive and Rare Dementias -- 16 Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Dementia -- 17 Mild Cognitive Impairment -- 18 Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease -- Part III Assessment, Diagnosis, and Comprehensive Treatment: From Principles to Practice -- 19 Dementia Screening and Mental Status Examination in Clinical Practice -- 20 Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia -- 21 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia -- 22 Neuroimaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers, and Genetic Testing in Dementia -- 23 Pharmacological Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease -- 24 Management of Agitation, Aggression, and Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease -- 25 Management of Depression, Apathy, and Sexualized Inappropriate Behavior in Dementia -- 26 Nonpharmacological Approaches to Managing Behavior Symptoms in Dementia.

27 The Role of the Family in the Care and Management of Patients With Dementia -- 28 Mental Competence and Legal Issues in Dementia Care -- Index -- About the Editors.

Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practice is a clinically-oriented book written by internationally-recognized experts. The book's three major sections establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge material covering specific diseases associated with dementia, and discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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