Dementia : Comprehensive Principles and Practices

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 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 Edited By Bradford C. Dickerson, Associate Professor Of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Co-investigator, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department Of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Ma, And Alireza Atri, Md, Phd, Instructor In Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Assistant In Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Outpatient Memory Disorders & Dementia Units, Associate Director, Clinical, Grecc, Enrm Va Medical Center, Boston, Ma . Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is a clinically-oriented text written by internationally-recognized experts. The work's three major sections establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge material covering specific diseases associated with dementia, and discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses