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Dementia, 2Ed: (English)

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The field of dementia has grown considerably in recent years due to expanding research interest combined with the need to develop health services for an increasingly ageing population. This book is split into logical sections covering general aspects of dementia including history, assessment and diagnosis, investigations, management and international services, as well as specific disorders. This timely new edition covers new developments in areas of clincial diagnosis, neuroimaging, genetics and therapeutics as well as legal and ethical issues.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Dementia general aspects Dementia an historical perspective Age related cognitive decline and its relationships to dementia Diagnosis and assessment: Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia Assessment and differential diagnosis of dementia Neuropsychological assessment of dementia Neuropsychiatric aspects of dementia Rating scales in dementia - screening instruments for the detection of cognitive impairment Rating scales in dementia - Measurement of behavioural disturbance, non-cognitive symptoms and quality of life Investigations: Computed tomography Structural and functional MRI Magnetic Resonance Spectoscopy in Dementia Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) Positron Emission tomography The neurophysiology of dementia Management of dementia: Carer burden and stress Health economics aspects of dementia Cross-cultural issues in the assessment of cognitive impairment Homely the guiding principle of design for dementia The role of primary care in the management of dementia Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - The role of nursing Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - Social work Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - occupational therapy Sexuality and dementia Moral Ethical and legal aspects of dementia - legal issues Moral, ethical and legal aspects of dementia - dementia and end of life decisions Moral, ethical and legal aspects of dementia - Driving Services Services for dementia: a British view Services for dementia: a Dutch view Services for dementia: a German view Services for dementia: an Italian view Services for dementia: a Spanish view Services for dementia: a French view Services for dementia: a North American view Services for dementia: a Japanese view Services for dementia: an Australian view Services for dementia: a Brazilian view Services for dementia: a Mexican view Services for dementia: a Chinese view Dementia services: Old age psychiatric services in the new independent state of the former Soviet Union Services for younger people with dementia Alzheimer disease societies and associations Part two Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Aspects: What is Alzheimer's disease Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease Epidemiology of dementia Inflammatory mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease The natural history of Alzheimer's disease Neurobiology: Cholinergic component of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease Abnormalities in non-cholinergic neurotransmitter ststems in Alzheimer's disease The role of Tau in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease The role of amyloid in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease Vascular factors in Alzheimer's disease The genetics of Alzheimer's disease Animal models of Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutic strategies: How effective are cholinergic therapies in improving cognition in Alzheimer's disease? Non-cholinergic drug therapies in Alzheimer's disease Treatments for behavioural and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Psycho-social management of behavioural problems in dementia Psychological approaches for the management of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease Part 3 Vascular dementia Vascular dementia - an overview Leukoaraiosis and cognitive impairment Vascular dementia - pathological findings Therapeutic strategies for vascular dementia Part 4 Dementia with Lewy Bodies Dementia with Lewy Bodies Dementia with Lewy Bodies: a clinical overview Pathology of dementia with Lewy Bodies Neuropsychological changes in dementia with Lewy Bodies The treatment of dementia with Lewy Bodies Part 5 Focal Dementia's Frontotemporal dementia Pick's disease: its relationship to progressive asphasia, semantic dementia and frontotemporal dementia The neuropathology and molecular genetics of frontotemporal dementia Semantic dementia Progressive asphasia and other focal syndromes Part 6 Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Disorders Depression induced cognitive impairment Dementia associated with alcohol Down's syndrome and dementia Cognitive changes in schizophrenia, late- onset schizophrenia and very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychoses Huntingdon's disease Parkinson's disease Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis Part 7 Other dementias Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease and other prion diseases Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 associated dementias: pathology, clinical features and treatment Uncommon forms of dementia.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780340759165
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Hodder Arnold
  • Edition: New edition
  • No of Pages: 960
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 2585.47 gr
  • ISBN-10: 034075916X
  • Publisher Date: 03 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 0 mm


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