Dementia

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Paperback, 188 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | 2014
ISBN13: 9780470674246
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John Wiley & Sons e druk, 2014 9780470674246
Onderdeel van serie NIP– Neurology in Practice
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This book looks at dementia and considers topics including: diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dementia; rapidly progressive dementia and its imitators; young onset dementia; depression and whether it is a cause or complication of cognitive decline; prodromal dementia; using psychotropic medications to manage problem behaviors in dementia; palliative care in advanced dementias; legal/economic/social issues in dementia; and assessing outcomes in dementia care. Essential reading for neurologists, psychiatrists, and gerontologists.

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ISBN13:9780470674246
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:188

Inhoudsopgave

<p>Contributors vii</p>
<p>Series Foreword ix</p>
<p>Preface xi</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia 1<br />Richard Camicioli</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Rapidly Progressive Dementia and its Mimics 15<br />Amy May Lin Quek and Andrew McKeon</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Young Onset Dementia: How Much Diagnostic Testing is Enough? 35<br />Anahita Adeli and Keith A. Josephs</p>
<p>Chapter 4 An Approach to the Problem of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 55<br />Norman Relkin</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Depression: Cause or Complication of Cognitive Decline? 67<br />David Mansoor, Sahana Misra, and Linda Ganzini</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Mild Cognitive Impairment 77<br />Ranjan Duara, David A. Loewenstein, Clinton Wright, Elizabeth Crocco, and Daniel Varon</p>
<p>Chapter 7 After the Diagnosis: Continuing Neurological Care of the Outpatient with Dementia 97<br />Anne M. Lipton</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Using Psychotropic Medications to Manage Problem Behaviors in Dementia 111<br />Lucy Y. Wang and Murray A. Raskind</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Palliative Care in Advanced Dementias 121<br />Ira Byock and Cory Ingram</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Dementia 137<br />Amy Y. Tsou and Jason Karlawish</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Assessing Outcomes in Dementia Care 151<br />Joel Mack, Amie Peterson, and Joseph Quinn</p>
<p>Chapter 12 Primary Prevention of Dementia 163<br />Joseph Quinn</p>
<p>Index 171</p>

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