The Neuropsychology of Cortical Dementias addresses in depth the neuropsychological impact and features of the full range of cortical dementias. It examines the differential neuropathological and pathophysiological bases of these dementias and emphasizes their behavioral and cognitive aspects in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The book also presents the most advanced techniques and strategies for disease-specific treatment. Important legal/ethical issues and the role of caregivers in treating dementia patients are also covered. Featuring contributions from such diverse disciplines as neu
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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English
Contents
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share The Neuropsychology of Cortical Dementias; Section I: Foundations and Principles; Chapter 1: The Neuroscience of Cortical Dementias: Linking Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Neuropsychology; Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia with Lewy Bodies; Frontotemoral Dementia; Vascular Dementia; Summary; References; Chapter 2: Integration of Imaging in Cortical Dementia Diagnosis; Alzheimer's Disease; Mild Cognitive Impairment; Posterior Cortical Atrophy; Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration; Dementia with Movement Disorders
Vascular DementiaCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; Summary; References; Chapter 3: Neuropsychological Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Cortical Dementias; Overview of Commonly Utilized Instruments in Dementia Batteries; Alzheimer's Disease; Frontotemporal Dementia; Dementia with Lewy Bodies; Pick's Disease; Primary Progressive Aphasia; Semantic Dementia; Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration; Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (or Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome); References; Section II: Types of Cortical Dementias and Related Presentations; Chapter 4: Alzheimer's Disease; Neuropathology
Risk FactorsFunctional Impact; Clinical Practices; Summary; References; Chapter 5: Vascular-Based Cognitive Disorders: Vascular Dementias, CADASIL, and Moyamoya; Vascular Dementia; Multifocal/Diffuse Disease; Similar Neurological Presentations; Moyamoya; Summary; References; Chapter 6: Dysexecutive Impairment Associated With Vascular Dementia; History of Vascular Dementia; Dysexecutive Impairment Associated with VAD; Theoretical and Neuroanatomical Considerations; Summary; References; Chapter 7: Dementia With Lewy Bodies; Neuropathology; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Clinical Presentation
Clinical DiagnosisLaboratory Biomarkers; Electrophysiology; Neuroimaging; Other Imaging Techniques; Treatment; Prognosis; Summary; References; Chapter 8: Neuropsychological Disturbance and Alcoholism: Korsakoff's and Beyond; Neuropathological Changes in Relation to Alcoholism; Effects of Alcohol Detoxification/Abstinence; Neuropsychological Functioning in Detoxification and Abstinence; Dementia and Alcoholism; Wernicke-Korsakoff's Syndrome: Historical Context; Wernicke's Encephalopathy; Korsakoff's Syndrome; Summary; References; Chapter 9: Frontotemporal Dementias
Neurobehavioral Variant of FTDMotor Variant of FTD; Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Corticobasal Degeneration; Frontotemporal Dementia-Motor Neuron Disease; Language Category of FTD; Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia; Semantic Dementia or Temporal Variant FTD; Logopenic Progressive Aphasia or Logopenic/Phonological Variant PPA; Case Report: Biopsy-Proven Pick's Disease; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10: Semantic Dementia; History; Epidemiology; Clinical Features and Diagnostic Criteria; Evaluation and Assessment; Imaging; Neuropathology; Neurological Findings
Pharmacological Treatment
ISBN
0-8261-0727-3
OCLC
897505156
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