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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453201703321

Autore

Larner A. J.

Titolo

Neuropsychological neurology : the neurocognitive impairments of neurological disorders / / A.J. Larner [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-17393-0

1-281-94458-0

9786611944582

0-511-45595-X

0-511-45416-3

0-511-45725-1

0-511-45323-X

0-511-54500-2

0-511-45520-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.8

Soggetti

Cognition disorders

Clinical neuropsychology

Neurobehavioral disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cognitive function, neuropsychological evaluation and syndromes of cognitive impairment -- Neurodegenerative disorders -- Cerebrovascular disease: vascular dementia and vascular cognitive impairment -- The epilepsies -- Neurogenetic disorders -- Inflammatory, immune-mediated, and systemic disorders -- Structural brain lesions -- Endocrine, metabolic, and toxin-related disorders -- Infective disorders -- Neuromuscular disorders.

Sommario/riassunto

Essential to the management of patients suffering from neurological disorders is an understanding of the cognitive aspects of these conditions. This book begins with an outline of the various cognitive domains and how they can be tested, before covering in depth the cognitive deficits seen not only in prototypical neurodegenerative



cognitive disorders (Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementias, Huntington's disease, prionoses), but also in other common neurological disorders which may be complicated by cognitive impairment (stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain tumours). This book is an essential reference text for all neurologists, not just those with an interest in cognitive disorders; and for general physicians and specialists who deal with any endocrine, metabolic, vascular, or infective disorders which may compromise cognitive function. Practitioners of professions allied to medicine which involve contact with cognitively impaired patients will also find this text useful.