Clinical Diagnosis And Management Of Alzheimers Disease 2nd Ed

by Gauthier; Serge

• ISBN13: 9781853176555
• ISBN10: 1853176559
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

(Martin Dunitz) Douglas Hospital, Verdun, Canada. Clinical textbook on Alzheimer's disease. For medical students. Covers etiology, clinical and laboratory assessment natural evolution, and medical and non-medical management. Previous edition: c1996.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Preface to Second Edition	xi
Preface to First Edition	xii
I Introduction to the disease process
Definitions and diagnostic criteria	3	(14)
Jeffrey L. Cummings
Zaven S Khachaturian
Pathophysiology of the Alzheimer syndrome	17	(16)
Judes Poirier
Marc Danik
John P Blass
Towards a unifying hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease: pathogenesis and pathophysiology	33	(24)
Mark R Emmerling
Stephen Gracon
Alex E. Roher
II Diagnosis
Typical clinical features	57	(16)
Remi W Bouchard
Martin N Rossor
Non-Alzheimer dementias	73	(20)
William Pryse-Phillips
Douglas Galasko
Neuropsychological assessment	93	(14)
Erich Mohr
Dolly Dastoor
Jules J Claus
Structural brain imaging in Alzheimer's disease	107	(10)
Suzanne Fontaine
Pierre Bourgouin
Functional brain imaging in Alzheimer's disease	117	(16)
Agneta Nordberg
Electrophysiological tests	133	(24)
Dominique Petit
Jacques Montplaisir
Paavo Riekkinen Sr
Hilkka Soininen
Paavo Riekkinen Jr
III Natural evolution
Prognostic factors	157	(10)
Michel Panisset
Yaakov Stern
Global assessment measures in dementia	167	(12)
Suresh Sahadevan
Kenneth Rockwood
John C Morris
Cognition	179	(18)
Andrew Kertesz
Richard C Mohs
Abnormal behaviour in Alzheimer's disease	197	(16)
Robin Eastwood
Barry Reisberg
Functional autonomy	213	(16)
Isabelle Gelinas
Stefanie Auer
IV Medical management
Mood and behaviour management	229	(20)
Louise Carrier
Henry Brodaty
Symptomatic treatments for Alzheimer's disease	249	(20)
Howard Feldman
Michael Grundman
Stabilization approaches to Alzheimer's disease	269	(10)
Julian A Gray
Serge Gauthier
Associated medical conditions and complications	279	(14)
David B Hogan
Peter N McCracken
Quality of life in Alzheimer's dementia	293	(14)
Roland Ikuta
Kenneth Rockwood
V Community and institutional management
Support of families	307	(12)
Suzanne Maheu
Carole A Cohen
Community-based formal support services	319	(14)
Lilly Katofsky
Iryna M Dulka
Institutional care	333	(10)
Rubin Becker
James Lindesay
VI Ethical and legal issues
Determination of competence	343	(12)
Kathleen Cranley Glass
Michel Silberfeld
Genetic counselling	355	(14)
A Dessa Sadovnick
Simon Lovestone
VII Conclusion
The future diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease	369	(10)
Serge Gauthier
Leon J Thal
Martin N Rossor
Index	379