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Author:   Robin Morris (Head of the Neuropsychology Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK) ,  James Becker (Associate Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.888kg
ISBN:  

9780198508304

ISBN 10:   0198508301
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   02 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction 1: Robin G. Morris & James T. Becker: A cognitive neuropsychology of Alzheimer's disease Section 2: Background issues 2: Elaine Funnell: The single case study and Alzheimer's disease 3: Colin Gray & Sergio della Salla: Measuring impairment and charting decline in Alzheimer's disease 4: Oscar L. Lopez & James T. Becker: The natural history of Alzheimer's disease 5: Brent J. Small, Agneta Herlitz & Lars Backman: Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: cognitive and memory functioning Section 3: Neuropsychological functions 6: Raja Parasuraman: Attentional functioning in Alzheimer's disease 7: Fabienne Collette & Martial van der Linden: Executive functions in Alzheimer's disease 8: Amy A. Overman & James T. Becker: Information processing defects in episodic memory in Alzheimer's disease 9: Peter Bright & Michael D. Kopelman: Remote memory in Alzheimer's disease 10: David P. Salmon & Christine Fennema-Notestine: Implicit memory in Alzheimer's disease: Priming and skill learning 11: Peter Garrard, Karalyn Patterson & John R. Hodges: Semantic memory in Alzheimer's disease 12: Andrew Kertesz: Language in Alzheimer's disease 13: Naida L. Graham & Karalyn Patterson: Reading aloud and spelling in Alzheimer's disease 14: Jane McNeil: Calculation and number processing skills in Alzheimer's disease 15: Daphne Kidron & Morris Freedman: Motor functioning 16: Deborah Zaitchik & Marilyn S. Albert: Cognition and emotion 17: Robin G. Morris & Kristin Hannesdottir: Loss of 'awareness' in Alzheimer's disease Section 4: Neurobiological correlates of cognitive dysfunction 18: Robin G. Morris: Neurobiological changes in Alzheimer's disease: Structural, genetic and functional correlates of cognitive dysfunction 19: H. Valerie Curran, Michael D. Kopelman & Jennie M. Rusted: The cognitive psychopharmacology of Alzheimer's disease Section 5: The treatment and management of Alzheimer's disease 20: Edgar Miller: The assessment of dementia 21: Jennie M. Rusted & Linda Clare: Cognitive methods for the management of dementia 22: Oscar L. Lopez & Sandra Bell: Neurobiological approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

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This is a highly readable volume that also can function as a reference source. I recommend it to all clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the brain and its diseases. --American Journal of Psychology This is a highly readable volume that also can function as a reference source. I recommend it to all clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the brain and its diseases. --American Journal of Psychology This is a highly readable volume that also can function as a reference source. I recommend it to all clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the brain and its diseases. --American Journal of Psychology

This is a highly readable volume that also can function as a reference source. I recommend it to all clinical and basic scientists with an interest in the brain and its diseases. --American Journal of Psychology<br>

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