| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Introduction: neuropsychology and the assessment of patients with dementia -- General summary -- 1.1 Some epidemiological background information -- 1.2 Dementia is a syndromic and not a causal diagnosis -- 1.3 International classification of disease diagnosis codes for dementia-still more than noticing abnormal biomarkers -- 1.3.1 Summary -- 1.4 Neuropsychological testing in patients suspected for dementia -- 1.4.1 Screening instruments: the mini mental status examination |
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1.4.2 Screening with the mini mental status examination for predicting instrumental activities in daily living independence -- 1.4.3 Other screening instruments -- 1.4.4 Summary of screening for dementia -- 1.5 Assessing patients for differential diagnosis -- 1.5.1 Some general remarks on the meaning of the medical history for the neuropsychological assessment -- 1.5.2 The CERAD-NAB as core assessment battery -- 1.5.3 The CERAD-NAB for differential diagnosis -- 1.5.4 Additional tests and the assessment of behavioral disorders, depressive mood, and instrumental activities in daily living |
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1.5.5 Summary -- 1.5.6 Assessing middle-aged and/or high performing patients -- 1.6 Structured and efficient testing presupposes a structured and efficient anamnesis -- 1.7 Summary: Prospect of neuropsychological testing of dementia -- References -- 2 Alzheimer's disease: neuropathology, neuropsychological differential diagnosis, and treatment -- 2.1 General summary -- 2.2 Alzheimer's disease-clinical signs and assessment -- 2.3 Some remarks on the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease and its biomarkers |
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2.4 Alzheimer's disease-specificity and sensitivity of neuropsychological testing in Alzheimer's disease -- 2.4.1 Memory impairments and global memory testing -- 2.5 Specificity and sensitivity of other memory tests for detecting an amnestic syndrome of the hippocampal type (i.e., Alz ... -- 2.6 Two case descriptions -- 2.7 Summary of neuropsychological testing in patients suspected for Alzheimer's disease -- 2.8 Prediction of conversion to Alzheimer's disease by neuropsychological tests |
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2.8.1 Prediction using the WMS logical memory test and the ADNI neuropsychological mild cognitive impairment criteria -- 2.8.2 Prediction using the CERAD-NAB or standard neuropsychological tests -- 2.8.3 How early can cognitive impairments be measured in patients converting to dementia? -- 2.8.4 Prediction of conversion with the help of specific memory processes -- 2.8.5 Problems for predicting conversion to dementia using neuropsychological test results -- 2.8.6 A note on prediction from mild cognitive impairment to dementia based on biomarkers -- 2.8.7 Summary |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (Ebook Central, viewed October 7, 2021) |
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Dementia -- Diagnosis
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Dementia -- Treatment
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Clinical neuropsychology.
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Dementia -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
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Neuropsychology.
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Dementia -- diagnosis
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Dementia -- therapy
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Dementia -- rehabilitation
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Neuropsychology
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Neuropsychology
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Clinical neuropsychology
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Dementia -- Diagnosis
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Dementia -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128210734 |
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0128210737 |
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