
Dementia
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 14. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
874 pages
978-1-4615-6807-0 (ISBN)
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Edition
1994 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
biography
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4615-6807-0 (9781461568070)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-6805-6
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Content
Dementia of the Alzheimer Type.- Dementia: Historical Overview.- The Scale of the Problem.- The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia.- Cognitive and Noncognitive Aspects of Dementia Syndromes: An Overview.- Longitudinal Changes in Cognition.- Survival in Alzheimer's Disease.- Subtypes of Alzheimer's Disease.- Heterogeneity in Alzheimer's Disease: A European View.- Risk Factors for Dementia.- Cholinergic Component of Cognitive Impairment in Dementia.- Abnormalities in Non-Cholinergic Neurotransmitter Systems in Alzheimer's Disease.- The Neuropathology of Alzheimer's Disease.- Molecular Pathobiology of Alzheimer's Disease.- Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease.- The Role of Aluminium in Dementia of Alzheimer's Type: A Review of the Hypotheses and Summary of the Evidence.- Genetic Factors.- Benign Senescent Forgetfulness and Age Associated Memory Impairment.- The Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.- Neuropsychological Investigations of Dementia.- Rating Scales.- The Neurophysiology of Dementia.- Peripheral Markers in Alzheimer's Disease.- Computed Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in Dementia.- Single Photon Emission Tomography.- Positron Emission Tomography.- Nerve Growth Factor and Other Biological Treatments: An Overview.- Non-Cholinergic Therapies of Dementia.- Cholinergic Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.- Treatments for Psychiatric Symptoms and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia.- Management of the Family.- Psychological Treatments.- Services for Dementia: A British View.- Dementia Services: A Continental European View.- North American Services for Patients with Dementia.- Psychogeriatric Services to Demented Elderly in Japan.- Dementia Services: An Australian View.- Non-Alzheimer Dementia.- Vascular Dementia: Definitions, Epidemiology and Clinical Features.- Leukoaraiosis.- Vascular Dementia: Pathological Findings.- Depression Induced Cognitive Impairment.- Dementia Associated with Alcohol.- Down's Syndrome and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type.- Cognitive Changes in Late Paraphrenia.- Dementia in Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Disease.- Pick's Disease.- Huntington's Disease.- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).- Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis.- Unusual Forms of Dementia.- Dementia of Frontal Lobe Type.- Progressive Aphasia and Other Focal Syndromes.- Prion Diseases.

