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Alzheimer's Disease (Oxford Neurology Library) (2 ed.)

Edited by Gunhild Waldemar and Alistair Burns

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Abstract

Providing clinicians with the latest developments in research, this new edition of Alzheimer's Disease is a succinct and practical introduction to the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of Alzheimer’s disease. Part of the Oxford Neuropsychiatry Library series, this pocketbook contains 14 fully updated chapters on key topics such as pathophysiology, epidemiology, pharmacological treatments, and psychological symptoms. It also features new chapters on atypical presentations, end-of-life issues, and case vignettes to ensure the reader is fully equipped with the latest understanding of the possible causes of the disease, methods of diagnosis, and management techniques. A powerful tool for the practising clinician, this edition is an indispensable guide to the latest thinking about management of the disease.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Mar 2017

Print ISBN-13:: 9780198779803

Published online:: Apr 2017

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780198779803.001.0001

Authors

Gunhild Waldemar, editor Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Alistair Burns, editor Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, UK

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Front Matter
Chapter 1 Dementia disorders: an overview Roland Zahn and Alistair Burns
Chapter 2 Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease Shelley J. Allen
Chapter 3 Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease Chengxuan Qiu and Laura Fratiglioni
Chapter 4 Clinical course of Alzheimer’s disease Alberto Lleó and Rafael Blesa
Chapter 5 Atypical presentations of Alzheimer’s disease Matthew Jones and Jennifer Thompson
Chapter 6 Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in clinical practice Gunhild Waldemar
Chapter 7 Disclosing the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease Anne A. Fetherston and Julian C. Hughes
Chapter 8 Pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Krishna Chinthapalli
Chapter 9 Managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease Philippe Robert, Elsa Leone, Hélène Amieva, and David Renaud
Chapter 10 Caring for people with dementia towards and at the end of life Louise Robinson
Chapter 11 Supporting the person with dementia and the caregiver Henry Brodaty and Katrin Seeher
Chapter 12 Safety, legal issues, and driving Roy W. Jones
Chapter 13 The planning of appropriate medical and social care in dementia Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert, Irena Draskovic, and Myrra Vernooij-Dassen
Chapter 14 Case vignettes Valeria Manera, Elsa Leone, Jennifer Thompson, Roland Zahn, Alistair Burns, and Gunhild Waldemar
End Matter
- Index

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