Handbook of Dementing Illnesses

Morris John (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

688 Seiten

1993
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8247-8837-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Provides information for the diagnosis and management of dementia, integrating new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic strategies. The work discusses major dementing disorders such as Alzheimer's disease in the context of newly-defined dementia variants including diffuse Lewy body disease.

Inhalt

Ethical Issues in Dementia. Epidemiology of Dementia. Healthy Brain Aging. Neuropsychological Assessment in Dementia
Neuroimaging in Dementia: Functional Imaging. Neuropathology of Dementia. Genetics of Dementia. Biomarkers in Dementia.
Alzheimer's Disease. Dementia in Down Syndrome. Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Fronto-temporal Dementia. Vascular Dementia. Prion-diseases and Dementia. A Clinical Approach to Symptomatic Hydrocephalus in the Elderly. HIV-related Dementia. Influence of Co-morbidities in Dementia. Depression and Dementia. Driving and Dementia. Multi-Disciplinary Care-Planning Issues. Caregivers and Dementia. Pharmacotherapy: Primary Symptoms. Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of AD. Anti-Amyloid Strategies. Prevention Strategies

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Neurological Disease and Therapy
• Verlagsort: Bosa Roca
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 1179 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• ISBN-10: 0-8247-8837-0 / 0824788370
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8247-8837-7 / 9780824788377
• Zustand: Neuware