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Dementia / / edited by Joseph F. Quinn, MD ; cover design by Sarah Dickinson



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Titolo: Dementia / / edited by Joseph F. Quinn, MD ; cover design by Sarah Dickinson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
Disciplina: 616.8/3
Soggetto topico: Dementia
Altri autori: QuinnJoseph F. <1962->  
DickinsonSarah  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dementia / Richard Camicioli -- Rapidly progressive dementia and its mimics / Amy May Lin Quek and Andrew McKeon -- Young onset dementia : how much diagnostic testing is enough? / Anahita Adeli and Keith A. Josephs -- An approach to the problem of normal pressure hydrocephalus / Norman Relkin -- Depression : cause or complication of cognitive decline? / David Mansoor, Sahana Misra, and Linda Ganzini -- Mild cognitive impairment / Ranjan Duara, David A. Loewenstein, Clinton Wright, Elizabeth Crocco, and Daniel Varon -- After the diagnosis : continuing neurologic care of the outpatient with dementia / Anne M. Lipton -- Using psychotropic medications to manage problem behaviors in dementia / Lucy Y. Wang and Murray A. Raskind -- Palliative care in advanced dementias / Ira Byock and Cory Ingram -- Ethical, legal, and social issues in dementia / Amy Y. Tsou and Jason Karlawish -- Assessing outcomes in dementia car / Joel Mack, Amie Peterson, and Joseph Quinn -- Primary prevention of dementia / Joseph Quinn.
Sommario/riassunto: This book looks at dementia and considers topics including: diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dementia; rapidly progressive dementia and its imitators; young onset dementia; depression and whether it is a cause or complication of cognitive decline; prodromal dementia; using psychotropic medications to manage problem behaviors in dementia; palliative care in advanced dementias; legal/economic/social issues in dementia; and assessing outcomes in dementia care. Essential reading for neurologists, psychiatrists, and gerontologists.
Titolo autorizzato: Dementia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-118-65619-9
1-118-65608-3
1-118-65622-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824536303321
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Serie: Neurology in practice (Series)