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"Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practice is a clinically-oriented book designed for clinicians, scientists, and other health professionals involved in the diagnosis, management, and investigation of disease states causing dementia. A ""who's who"" of internationally-recognized experts contribute chapters emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding dementia. The organization of the book takes an integrative approach by providing three major sections that (1) establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, (2) provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge material covering specific diseases associated with dementia, and (3) discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses."

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Author:   Bradford C. Dickerson (Associate Professor of Neurology, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School) ,  Alireza Atri (Instructor in Neurology, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.384kg
ISBN:  

9780199928453

ISBN 10:   0199928452
Pages:   688
Publication Date:   25 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreward Introduction Part 1: 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 and the Regulation of Goal-Directed Behaviors in Dementia 4. Memory Systems in Dementia 5. Motor Programming Disorders in Dementia Part 2: The Dementias: The major diseases and clinical syndromes 6. 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. Differential Diagnosis of Rare and Rapidly Progressive Dementias 16. Alzheimer's Disease & Alzheimer's Dementia 17. Mild Cognitive Impairment 18. Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease Part 3: 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: An Overview 22. Neuroimaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers, & Genetics Testing in Dementia 23. Pharmacological Therapies for AD: Clinical Trials & Future Directions 24. Management of Agitation, Aggression and Psychosis associated with Alzheimer's disease 25. Management of Depression, Apathy, and Sexualized Inappropriate Behavior in Dementia 26. Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Behavioral Symptoms of 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

Reviews

Written and edited by internationally recognized clinician-researchers, this is essential reading for any professional involved in the care of patients with dementia... This is a superb book written by top-notch clinician-researchers in dementia. It is currently the best resource for understanding dementia syndromes. Doody's Notes

Written and edited by internationally recognized clinician-researchers, this is essential reading for any professional involved in the care of patients with dementia... This is a superb book written by top-notch clinician-researchers in dementia. It is currently the best resource for understanding dementia syndromes. * Doody's Notes * This is an exceptionally well-written book that should be in the library of every clinician who works with persons who have dementia. * Maria D. Llorente, MD, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 203, Issue 12, December 2015 *

This is an exceptionally well-written book that should be in the library of every clinician who works with persons who have dementia. Maria D. Llorente, MD, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 203, Issue 12, December 2015 Written and edited by internationally recognized clinician-researchers, this is essential reading for any professional involved in the care of patients with dementia... This is a superb book written by top-notch clinician-researchers in dementia. It is currently the best resource for understanding dementia syndromes. Doody's Notes

Author Information

Ali Atri Massachusetts General Hospital Memory Disorders Unit Dept. of Neurology BOSTON, MA Brad Dickerson Massachusetts General Hospital Gerontology Research

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