Memory Loss
A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Published on 30. June 2011
Book
Mixed media product
320 pages
978-1-4160-3597-8 (ISBN)
Description
"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 our associated website are the tools you need to consistently make accurate diagnoses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4160-3597-8 (9781416035978)
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Andrew E. Budson | Paul R. Solomon
Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia
A Practical Guide for Clinicians
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07/2015
2nd Edition
Elsevier
€74.27
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Content
SECTION I EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS CHAPTER 1 Why Diagnose and Treat?...1 CHAPTER 2 Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss ...4 SECTION II DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS CHAPTER 3 Alzheimer's Disease...43 CHAPTER 4 Mild Cognitive Impairment ...71 CHAPTER 5 Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinson's Disease Dementia) ...79 CHAPTER 6 Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment ...91 CHAPTER 7 Frontotemporal Dementia...104 CHAPTER 8 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ...118 CHAPTER 9 Corticobasal Degeneration ...128 CHAPTER 10 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus...136 CHAPTER 11 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease...143 CHAPTER 12 Other Disorders...148 SECTION III TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS CHAPTER 13 Goals of Treatment...163 CHAPTER 14 Cholinesterase Inhibitors...166 CHAPTER 15 Memantine (Namenda) ...184 CHAPTER 16 Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories...193 CHAPTER 17 Future Treatments of Memory Loss ...199 CHAPTER 18 Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss ...214 SECTION IV BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA CHAPTER 19 Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia...220 CHAPTER 20 Caring for and Educating the Caregiver...228 CHAPTER 21 Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia ...236 CHAPTER 22 Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia...247 SECTION V ADDITIONAL ISSUES CHAPTER 23 Life Adjustments ...259 CHAPTER 24 Legal and Financial Issues...266 CHAPTER 25 Special Issues...271 SECTION VI CASE STUDIES...275 ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES: (See inside front cover for details) APPENDIX A Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions, and Normative Data APPENDIX B Screening for Memory Loss APPENDIX C Our Current Understanding of Memory Index...289