Memory Loss, Alzheimers Disease, and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Memory Loss combines expert guidance, case studies, and diagnostic tests to help you effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease and other common dementias. Drs. Andrew E. Budson and Paul R. Solomon cover the essentials of physical and cognitive examinations, laboratory and imaging studies, and the latest treatment approaches. The practical text, diagnostic tests, and online access to a downloadable image bank at www.expertconsult.com are the tools you need to consistently make accurate diagnoses. INDICE: SECTION I: EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS 1. Why Diagnose and Treat Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia? 2. Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss or Dementia SECTION II: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS 3. Approach to the Patient with Memory Loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia 4. Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's Disease 5. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinson's Disease Dementia) 6. Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment 7. Primary Progressive Aphasia & Other Disorders of Speech 8. Frontotemporal Dementia 9. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 10. Corticobasal Degeneration 11. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 12. Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease 13. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 14. Other Disorders That Disrupt Memory SECTION III: TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS 15. Goals of Treatment of Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia 16. Cholinesterase Inhibitors 17. Memantine (Generic and Namenda XR) 18. Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories 19. Future Treatments of Memory Loss 20. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss SECTION IV: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA 21. Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 22. Caring For and Educating the Caregiver 23. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 24. Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia SECTION V: ADDITIONAL ISSUES 25. Life Adjustments 26. Legal and Financial Issues 27. Special Issues ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions, and Normative Data APPENDIX B: Screening for Memory Loss APPENDIX C: Our Current Understanding of Memory

• ISBN: 978-0-323-28661-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 20/07/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés