| Description |
1 online resource (471 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART I: Assessment and Diagnosis; 1 Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis; DSM-IV-TR Cognitive Disorders; Normal Cognitive Aging; The Complaint of Cognitive Impairment; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Dementia; Delirium; Amnestic Disorder; Other Cognitive Disorders; Psychiatric Disorders; Speech and Language; Clinical Techniques and Tools for Diagnosing Cognitive Dysfunction; Characterizing Dementing Illnesses; Quantifying Cognitive Impairment; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 2 Medical and Neurological Evaluation and Diagnosis |
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SettingHistory; Physical Examination; Neurological Examination; Laboratory Studies; Special Diagnostic Procedures; Other Diagnostic Procedures; How Much Evaluation Is Enough?; How Often Are Evaluations Indicated?; Conclusion; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 3 Neuropsychological Assessment; Effect of Aging on Cognitive Function; Comprehensive Neuropsychological Evaluation for Dementia; Neuropsychological Evaluation of Cognitive Domains; Neuropsychological Screening Batteries for Dementia; Interpretation of Neuropsychological Results; Neuropsychological Profiles in Dementia |
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ConclusionKey Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 4 Neuroimaging; Rational Use of Neuroimaging in Dementia Care; Structural Neuroimaging; Molecular Neuroimaging; Special Situations; Emerging Neuroimaging Methods; New Neuroimaging Applications; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 5 Alzheimer Disease; Epidemiology; Clinical History and Course of Illness; Mental Status Findings; Pathology; Genetics; Treatment; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 6 Mild Cognitive Impairment; History; Progression of MCI to Dementia; Clinical Features; Subtypes |
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Neuropsychiatric FeaturesNeuroimaging; Neuropathology; Treatment; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 7 Vascular Cognitive Disorder; History; Diagnostic Criteria; Subtypes; Epidemiology; Genetics; Etiology; Assessment; Treatment; Outcome; Conclusion; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 8 Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Other Synucleinopathies; Dementia With Lewy Bodies; Parkinson Disease With Dementia; Neuropathology; Diagnostic Evaluation; Therapeutics; Conclusion; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 9 Frontotemporal Dementia and Other Tauopathies |
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HistoryClinical Subtypes of FTD; Overlap of FTD Clinical Syndromes; Clinical Syndromes Associated With FTD; Neuropathology; Diagnostic Evaluation; Treatment; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading; 10 Traumatic Brain Injury; Proximal Effects of TBI: Dementia Due to Head Trauma; Neuroimaging for Estimating Severity of Brain Injury in TBI; Stability of Dementia Due to Head Trauma: Living With Brain Injury and Aging; Remote Effects of TBI: Relation to Late-Life Neurodegenerative Changes; Repetitive Head Injuries; Conclusion; Key Clinical Points; References; Further Reading |
| Summary |
In Clinical Manual of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias, practicing psychiatrists and neurologists address neuropsychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of various clinical neuropsychiatric conditions, including Alzheimer disease and traumatic brain injury |
| Notes |
11 Other Causes of Dementia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease.
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Dementia.
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Alzheimer Disease
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Dementia
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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MEDICAL -- Neurology.
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Alzheimer's disease
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Dementia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lipton, Anne M
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| ISBN |
9781585629619 |
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1585629618 |
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