| Description |
xx, 940 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part One: Dementia: general aspects -- Introduction -- 1. Dementia: an historical perspective, German Berrios -- 2. Age related cognitive decline and its relationship to dementia, Helen Christensen -- Diagnosis And Assessment -- 3. Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia, Clive Ballard -- 4. Assessment and differential diagnosis of dementia, Rebecca Eastley & Gordon K. Wilcock -- 5. Neuropsychological assessment of dementia, Barnaby D. Dunn, Adrian M. Owen & Barbara J. Sahakian -- 6. Neuropsychiatric aspects of dementia, A.D. Mirea & J.L. Cummings -- 7.1. Rating scales in dementia - Screening instruments for the detection of cognitive impairment, Leon Flicker -- 7.2. Rating scales in dementia - Measurement of behavioural disturbance, non-cognitive symptoms and quality of life, Steven Foli & Ajit Shah -- Investigations -- 8. Computed tomography, Alistair Burns & Godfrey Pearlson -- 9. Structural and functional MRI, Robert Barbar & John O'Brien -- 10. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Dementia, B. deB. Frederick, Constance M. Moore, & Perry F. Renshaw -- 11. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), Kim A. Jobst & David J. Wyper -- 12. Positron emission tomography, Angus Kennedy -- 13. The neurophysiology of dementia, Michael Philpot -- Management Of Dementia -- 14. Career burden and stress, Henry Brodaty & Alisa Green -- 15. Health economics aspects of dementia, Anders Wimo, G. Karlson & Bengt Winbald -- 16. Cross-cultural issues in the assessment of cognitive impairment, Ajit Shah & James Lindesay -- 17. Homely: the guiding principle of design for dementia, Mary Marshall -- 18. The role of primary care in the management of dementia, Bill Pettit -- 19.1. Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - The role of nursing, Peggy A. Szwabo -- 19.2. Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - Social work, David Challis & Jane Hughes -- 19.3. Multidisciplinary approaches in the management of dementia - Occupational therapy, Fiona Moffat & Michael Loh -- 20. Sexuality and dementia, James P. Warner -- 21.1. Moral, ethical and legal aspects of dementia - legal issues, Bernard M. Dickens -- 21.2. Moral, ethical and legal aspects of dementia - dementia and end of life, Rebecca Bennet & John Harris -- 21.3. Moral, ethical and legal aspects of dementia - Driving, Desmond O'Neill -- Services -- 22. Services for dementia: a British view, Martin Brown, Colin Godber & David Wilkinson -- 23.1. Services for Dementia: a Dutch view, JAC Bleeker & HFA Diesfeldt -- 23.2. Services for Dementia: a German view, Siegfried Weyerer & Martina Schaufele -- 23.3. Services for Dementia: an Italian view, Walter Padoani & Diego De Leo -- 23.4. Services for Dementia: a Spanish view, Raimundo Mateos, et al. -- 23.5. Services for Dementia: a French view, Jean Leger & J. Clement -- 24. Services for Dementia: A North American view, Robin J. Casten & Barry W. Rovner -- 25. Services for Dementia: a Japanese view, Kazuo Hasegawa & Yukimichi Imai -- 26. Services for Dementia: an Australian view, David Ames, Eleanor Flynn & Dina LoGiudice -- 27.1. Services for Dementia: a Brazilian view, Osvaldo Almeida -- 27.2. Services for Dementia: a Mexican view, David Resnikoff -- 27.3. Services for Dementia: A Chinese view, Helena Chiu & Mingyuan Zhang -- 27.4. Dementia Services: Old age psychiatric services in the new independent state of the former Soviet Union, Vladimir Poznyak & Tatjana Solodkaya -- 28. Services for younger people with dementia, Robert Baldwin & Michelle Murray -- 29. Alzheimer disease societies and associations, Nori Graham, Henry Brodaty & Alisa Green -- Part Two - Alzheimer's Disease -- Clinical Aspects -- 30. What is Alzheimer's disease?, Hans Forstl -- 31. Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease, A.F. Jorm -- 32. Epidemiology of dementia, Martin Prince -- 33. Inflammatory mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease, C.M. Morris & J.A. Edwardson -- 34. The natural history of Alzheimer's disease, Jody Corey-Bloom -- Neurobiology -- 35. Cholinergic component of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease, Elaine Perry -- 36. Abnormalities in non-cholinergic neurotransmitter systems in Alzheimer's disease, Andrew W. Proctor -- 37. The neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease, Peter Lantos & Nigel Cairns -- 38. The role of Tau in the pathogenesis of ALzheimer's disease, Claude Wischik -- 39. The role of amyloid in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, Colin Masters, et al -- 40. Vascular factors in Alzheimer's disease, Raj Kalaria & Ingmar Skoog -- 41. The genetics of Alzheimer's disease, Brenda L. Plassman & John C.S. Breitner -- 42. Animal models of Alzheimer's disease, Sarah-Jane Richards & Stephen B. Dunnett -- Therapeutic Strategies -- 43. How effective are cholinergic therapies in improving cognition in Alzheimer's disease?, David G. Wilkinson -- 44. Non-cholinergic drug therapies in Alzheimer's disease, Lawrence Whalley & Stephen Leaper -- 45. Treatments for behavioral and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Klara Rosenquist, Pierre N Tariot, & Rebekah Loy -- 46. Psycho-social managemet of behavioral problems in dementia, Michael Bird -- 47. psychological approaches for the management of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease, Anne Unkenstein -- Part Three - Vascular Dementia -- 48. Vascular dementia - an overview, Timo Erkinjuntti -- 49. Leukoaraiosis and cognitive impairment, Dominico Inzitari, Marco Romanelli, & Leonardo Pantoni -- 50. Vascular dementia - pathological findings, Arnie Brun -- 51. Therapeutic strategies for vascular dementia, Gustavo C. Roman -- Part Four - Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 52. Dementia with Lewy bodies: a clinical overview, Ian G. McKeith -- 53. Pathology of dementia with Lewy bodies, Paul G. Ince, Robert H. Perry & Elaine K. Perry -- 54. Neuropsychological changes in dementia with Lewy bodies, David P. Salmon -- 55. The treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies, E. Jane Byrne -- Part Five - Focal Dementias -- 56. Frontotemporal Dementia, David Neary -- 57. Pick's disease: its relationship to progressive aphasia, semantic dementia and frontotemporal dementia, John R. Hodges -- 58. The neuropathology and molecular genetics of frontotemporal dementia, David M.A. Mann -- 59. Semantic dementia, Julie S. Snowden -- 60. Progressive aphasia and other focal syndromes, Richard J. Harvey, Pippa J. Tyrrell & Martin N Rossor -- Part Six - Dementia with Neuropsychiatric Disorders -- 61. Depression induced cognitive impairment, Peter V. Rabins & G.D. Pearlson -- 62. Dementia associated with alcohol, Eileen Joyce -- 63. Down's syndrome and dementia, Anthony J. Holland -- 64. Cogntive changes in schizophrenia, late-onset schizophrenia and very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychoses, Robert Howard & Osvaldo Almeida -- 65. Huntington's disease, Phyllis Chua & Edmond Chiu -- 66. Parkinson's disease, John LLoyd & Dennis Velakoulis -- 67. Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis, Anthony Feinstein -- Part Seven - Other Dementias -- 68. Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease and other prion diseases, John Collinge -- 69. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 associated dementias: pathology, clinical features and treatment, Ian Paul Everall -- 70. Uncommon forms of dementias, Peter Nigel Leigh |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dementia.
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Dementia.
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| Author |
Ames, David, 1954-
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Burns, Alistair S.
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O'Brien, John.
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| LC no. |
2001266306 |
| ISBN |
034075916X |
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