Alzheimer's Type Dementia - Basics to Mastery

A practical, science-grounded handbook for families, clinicians, and students on major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?covering how it begins, how it's evaluated, what helps, and how to plan care that preserves dignity. You'll learn how clinicians differentiate Alzheimer's from other causes, what to expect across stages, and how to pair non-drug strategies with appropriate medications. The book translates guidelines into everyday checklists, plain-language explanations, and decision trees. Imagine a retired teacher who starts missing bill payments and repeating stories; you'll see how a careful history, cognitive screening, basic labs, and brain imaging inform diagnosis, how routines and environmental design reduce agitation, and how advance-care planning and community resources lighten caregiver load. While no cure currently exists, symptom control, safety planning, and individualized activity programs can meaningfully improve quality of life.

✓ Step-by-step evaluation: red flags, MoCA/MMSE basics, labs (B12/TSH), and when to consider CT/MRI ✓ Clear staging and care plans: early, middle, and late-stage goals with daily-living checklists ✓ Nonpharmacologic playbook: communication scripts, routines, music/exercise therapy, home-safety setup ✓ Medications explained: indications, expectations, and monitoring for commonly used cognitive and behavioral treatments ✓ Behavior roadmaps: agitation, sleep change, wandering, delusions?trigger analysis and de-escalation algorithms ✓ Caregiver toolkit: respite options, legal/financial planning prompts, crisis planning, and community resource templates