The Neuropsychology of Cortical Dementias

"This book provides an overview of the cognitive and behavioral profiles of the cortical dementias in a readable and clinically relevant manner. Its emphasis on disease entities primarily affecting cortical structures allows for a more comprehensive description of the latest insights into the pathogenesis and assessment of a number of different disease processes... Weighted Numerical Score: 98 - 5 Stars!"
Melissa Jones, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Doody's Medical ReviewsThe Neuropsychology of Cortical Dementias addresses in depth the neuropsychological impact and features of the full range of cortical dementias. It examines the differential neuropathological and pathophysiological bases of these dementias and emphasizes their behavioral and cognitive aspects in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The book also presents the most advanced techniques and strategies for disease-specific treatment. Important legal/ethical issues and the role of caregivers in treating dementia patients are also covered.Featuring contributions from such diverse disciplines as neuropsychology, neurology, psychiatry, and clinical psychology, this volume provides a broad interdisciplinary perspective for practicing clinical neuropsychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, gerontologists, and psychologists who work with patients with dementia.Key Features:Includes comprehensive, clinically focused coverage of all major cortical dementiasCovers neuroanatomy, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of dementia patients, as well as legal and ethical issuesDiscusses assessment and diagnosis from the perspectives of neuroimaging and cognitive and behavioral symptomsDiscusses a range of interventions (pharmacological, cognitive behavioral, etc.) and management issues related to dementia treatmentInformed by contributions from such diverse disciplines as neuropsychology, neurology, psychiatry, and clinical psychology

Autorentext
Mary L. Anderson, PhD, is associate professor emerita in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Inhalt
ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsSection I: Foundations and PrinciplesChapter 1: The Neuroscience of Cortical Dementias: Linking Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and NeuropsychologyDaniel A. Nation, David P. Salmon, and Mark W. BondiChapter 2: Integration of Imaging in Cortical Dementia DiagnosisChiara Cerami and Stefano F. CappaChapter 3: Neuropsychological Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Cortical DementiasMelissa L. Edwards, Valerie Hobson Balldin, and Sid E. OíBryantSection II: Types of Cortical Dementias and Related PresentationsChapter 4: Alzheimer's DiseaseSteven W. Anderson and Martin D. CassellChapter 5: Vascular-Based Cognitive Disorders: Vascular Dementias, CADASIL, and MoyamoyaChad A. Noggle, Lokesh Shahani, and Mark T. BarisaChapter 6: Dysexecutive Impairment Associated With Vascular DementiaMelissa Lamar, Catherine C. Price, Tania Giovannetti, Rod Swenson, and David J. LibonChapter 7: Dementia With Lewy BodiesMario Riverol and Oscar L. LÛpezChapter 8: Neuropsychological Disturbance and Alcoholism: Korsakoff's and BeyondLokesh Shahani, Chad A. Noggle, and Jon C. ThompsonChapter 9: Frontotemporal DementiasDong (Dan) Y. Han, Benjamin A. Pyykkonen, Anne L. Shandera-Ochsner, and Frederick A. SchmittChapter 10: Semantic DementiaDaniel RexrothChapter 11: Primary Progressive AphasiaRhonda Friedman, Sally Long, and R. Scott TurnerChapter 12: Prion DiseasesBrian S. ApplebyChapter 13: Dementia Pugilistica and Chronic Traumatic EncephalopathyDominic A. Carone and Shane S. BushChapter 14: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Many Questions, Some AnswersKevin DuffChapter 15: Delirium: From Pathology to TreatmentMelanie Rylander and Chad A. NoggleSection III: Interventions and Other IssuesChapter 16: Pharmacology of Dementing DisordersRobert H. HowlandChapter 17: Nonpharmacological, Cognitive Interventions in DementiaLokesh Shahani and Chad A. NoggleChapter 18: The Role of Caregivers in the Treatment of Patients With DementiaGeoffrey Tremont and Jennifer Duncan DavisChapter 19: Comorbid Manifestations and Secondary Complications of DementiaJulie Sheffler and Chad A. NoggleChapter 20: Determination of Capacity: Pragmatic, Legal, and Ethical ConsiderationsStacey Wood and Daniel KraussIndex

#	Onlineshop	Preis CHF	Versand CHF	Total CHF
1	Seller	0.00	0.00	0.00