Early-onset dementia : a multidisciplinary approach / edited by John Hodges.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.Description: 496p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780192630346 (hbk.) :
- 0192630342
- 616.83 HOD
- RC522
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Summary: Although uncommon in comparison to dementia in the elderly, early-onset dementia presents a huge problem for patients, their carers and physicians. This is the first comprehensive and international book on the subject, encompassing the clinical and neuropsychological features as well as the relevant advances in the neurosciences and patient management. After an introductory chapter on epidemiology, the book deals with assessment and evaluation, covers disorders mimicking dementia and describes the relevant advances in imaging, molecular pathology, neurochemistry and neuropathology. The focus then shifts to the main causes of dementia including Alzheimer\'s disease, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia, Huntington\'s disease, prion encephalopathies and inflammatory disorders. The final section of the book deals with treatment issues including drug interventions and opportunities for non- pharmacological management. John Hodges is an acknowledged expert in this field and has assembled a team of leading academics and clinicians from around the world as contributors.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: Preface; 1. Epidemiology of Pre-Senile Dementia; 2. The Clinical Approach to Assessing Patients with Early Onset Dementia; 3. Neuropsychological Assessment of Early Onset Dementia; 4. Neuropsychiatric Assessment; 5. Psychiatric Disorders Mimicking Dementia; 6. Structural Imaging; 7. Neuroradiological Investigation: Functional Neuroimaging: SPECT/PET; 8. Molecular Pathology of Early Onset Dementia; 9. Neurochemical Pathology in Degenerative Dementias; 10. Neuropathology; 11. Familial and Sporadic Alzheimer\'s Disease; 12. Frontotemporal Dementia (Pick\'s Disease); 13. Dementia with Lewy Bodies; 14. Vascular Dementias; 15. Huntington\'s Disease; 16. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies; 17. Inflammatory and Infective Disorders; 18. Dementia in Young Adults; 19. Drug Interventions in Dementia; 20. Practical Issues in the Management of Early Onset Dementia
Although uncommon in comparison to senile dementia, early-onset dementia presents a huge problem for patients, their carers and physicians. This is a comprehensive and international book on the subject, encompassing the clinical features.