Clinical Manual of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias. [E-Book]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

11 Other Causes of Dementia.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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