Cognitive Neuropsychology Of Alzheimer's Disease

by Morris, Robin G.; Becker, James T.

• ISBN13: 9780198508304
• ISBN10: 0198508301
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Alzheimer's disease can be thought of as a multi-faceted neuropsychological disorder, with diverse impairments in cognitive abilities. Over the last decade, cognitive neuropsychology has provided a far richer understanding of these impairments, and this book describes these advances, placing them in their clinical context.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Section 1 Introduction
1 A cognitive neuropsychology of Alzheimer's disease	3	(8)
Robin G. Morris and James T. Becker
Section 2 Background issues
2 The single case study and Alzheimer's disease	11	(12)
Elaine Funnell
3 Measuring impairment and charting decline in Alzheimer's disease	23	(24)
Colin Gray and Sergio Della Sala
4 The natural history of Alzheimer's disease	47	(16)
Oscar L. Lopez and James T. Becker
5 Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Cognitive and memory functioning	63	(18)
Brent J. Small, Agneta Herlitz, and Lars Bäckman
Section 3 Neuropsychological functions
6 Attentional functioning in Alzheimer's disease	81	(22)
Raja Parasuraman
7 Executive functions in Alzheimer's disease	103	(18)
Fabienne Collette and Martial Van der Linden
8 Information processing defects in episodic memory in Alzheimer's disease	121	(20)
Amy A. Overman and James T. Becker
9 Remote memory in Alzhiemer's disease	141	(12)
Peter Bright and Michael D Kopelman
10 Implicit memory in Alzheimer's disease: Priming and skill learning	153	(26)
David P. Salmon and Christine Fennema-Notestine
11 Semantic processing in Alzheimer's disease	179	(18)
Peter Garrard, Karalyn Patterson, and John R. Hodges
12 Language in Alzheimer's disease	197	(22)
Andrew Kertesz
13 Reading aloud and spelling in Alzheimer's disease	219	(18)
Naida L. Graham and Karalyn Patterson
14 Calculation and number processing skills in Alzheimer's disease	237	(12)
Jane McNeil
15 Motor functioning	249	(18)
Daphne Kidron and Morris Freedman
16 Cognition and emotion	267	(8)
Deborah Zaitchik and Marilyn S. Albert
17 Loss of 'Awareness' in Alzheimer's disease	275	(24)
Robin G. Morris and Kristin Hannesdottir
Section 4 Neurobiological correlates of cognitive dysfunction
18 Neurobiological abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease: Structural, genetic, and functional correlates of cognitive dysfunction	299	(22)
Robin G. Morris
19 The cognitive psychopharmacology of Alzheimer's disease	321	(36)
H. Valerie Curran, Michael D. Kopelman, and Jennifer M. Rusted
Section 5 The treatment and management of Alzheimer's disease
20 The assessment of dementia	357	(22)
Edgar Miller
21 Cognitive approaches to the management of dementia	379	(12)
Jennifer M. Rusted and Linda Clare
22 Neurobiological approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease	391	(24)
Oscar L. Lopez and Sandra Bell
Index	415