Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia
Contributors: John O'Brien (Editor); David Ames (Editor); Lars Gustafson (Editor); Marshal F. Folstein (Editor); Edmond Chiu (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: January 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781841842660
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Psychiatry - General; Medical; Neuroscience; Mental Health; Gerontology; Neurology - General; Medical / Laboratory Medicine; Dementia, Vascular; epidemiology; pathology; therapy
First sentence: Cerebral vascular disease holds a position as a major cause of neurological disability and mental disorder, especially in old age with a wide spectrum of psychiatric manifestations such as delirium, dementia, personality change, affective disorder, hallucinations, paranoia and other psychotic reactions, as well as circumscribed cognitive deficits such as dysphasia, memory impairment and dyspraxia.