Diagnosis and Management in Dementia: A Comprehensive Guide

Author: Colin R Martin

Book Overview: Diagnosis and Management in Dementia: The Neuroscience of Dementia, Volume 1, is a comprehensive guide that consolidates different fields of dementia into a single book. It covers a wide range of subjects, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, mixed dementia, vascular dementia, physical activity, risk factors, mortality, biomarkers, SPECT, CT, MRI, questionnaires, nutrition, sleep, delirium, hearing loss, agitation, aggression, delusions, anxiety, depression, hallucinations, psychosis, senile plaques, tau and amyloid-beta, neuroinflammation, molecular biology, and more.

Impact and Research: With an impact on millions globally and billions of research dollars being invested in dementia research, this book will stimulate research in the area and inform researchers.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of a broad range of topics related to dementia
• Serves as a foundational collection for neuroscientists and neurologists on the biology of dementia and brain dysfunction
• Contains in each chapter an abstract, key facts, mini dictionary of terms, and summary points to aid in understanding
• Provides unique sections on specific subareas, intellectual components, and knowledge-based niches that will help readers navigate key areas for research and further clinical recommendations
• Features preclinical and clinical studies to help researchers map out key areas for research and further clinical recommendations
• Serves as a “one-stop” source for everything you need to know about dementia

Publication Details:

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Publication Date: August 11, 2020

Language: English

ISBN: 9780128158548, 9780128158555