Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, & Dementia,2/e-A Practical Guide for Clinicians
Now presented in full color, this d edition of Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia is designed as a
practical guide for clinicians that delivers the latest treatment approaches and research findings for dementia and
related illnesses. Drs. Budson and Solomon - both key leaders in the field - cover the essentials of physical and
cognitive examinations and laboratory and imaging studies, giving you the tools you need to consistently make accurate
diagnoses in this rapidly growing area.
New to This Edition
Comprehensive coverage of hot topics such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, in addition to new criteria on vascular
dementia and vascular cognitive impairment.
Includes new National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association and DSM-5 criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild
Cognitive Impairment.
Learn how to use new diagnostic tests, such as the amyloid imaging scans florbetapir (Amyvid), flutemetamol (Vizamyl),
and florbetaben (Neuraceq), which can display amyloid plaques in the living brains of patients.
Updated case studies, many complete with videos illustrating common tests, clinical signs, and diagnostic features, are
now incorporated into the main text as clinical vignettes for all major disorders.
Brand-new chapters on how to approach the differential diagnosis and on primary progressive aphasia.
Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the
text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices
Key Features
Access in-depth coverage of clinically useful diagnostic tests and the latest treatment approaches.
Case studies have been incorporated into the chapters and facilitate the management of both common and uncommon
conditions.
Table of contents
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SECTION I: EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS
1. Why Diagnose and Treat Memory Loss, Alzheimer?s Disease, and Dementia?
2. Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss or Dementia
SECTION II: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS
3. Approach to the Patient with Memory Loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia
4. Alzheimer?s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer?s Disease
5. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinson?s Disease Dementia)
6. Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment
7. Primary Progressive Aphasia & Other Disorders of Speech
8. Frontotemporal Dementia
9. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
10. Corticobasal Degeneration
11. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
12. Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease
13. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
14. Other Disorders That Disrupt Memory
SECTION III: TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS
15. Goals of Treatment of Memory Loss, Alzheimer?s Disease, and Dementia
16. Cholinesterase Inhibitors
17. Memantine (Generic and Nama XR)
18. Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories
19. Future Treatments of Memory Loss
20. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss
SECTION IV: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA
21. Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
22. Caring For and Educating the Caregiver
23. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
24. Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
SECTION V: ADDITIONAL ISSUES
25. Life Adjustments
26. Legal and Financial Issues
27. Special Issues
ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions, and Normative Data
APPENDIX B: Screening for Memory Loss
APPENDIX C: Our Current Understanding of Memory