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.
Reviews and Awards
"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 Health Sciences Book Review
"Overall, this is an exceptionally well-written book that should be in the library of every clinician who works with persons who have dementia. It has achieved the editors' stated goals. It is comprehensive, providing a review of current and evidence-based information that does improve the knowledge of the reader. At the same time, it is clearly written by clinicians and truly does enhance the competence of the clinician to assess, feel confident in the diagnosis, and adequately manage dementia through a multidisciplinary approach. Our patients with dementia and their caregivers deserve the best that health care has to offer, and this book enables clinicians to deliver that care." --The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Author(s): Bradford Dickerson, Alireza Atri
Edition: 1
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Year: 2014
Language: English
Tags: Dementia; Neurology; Memory Disorders; Gerontology
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
