Case studies in dementia
Subtitle: common and uncommon presentations
By: edited by Serge Gauthier, Pedro Rosa-Neto
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521188302
Description: "Dementia is amongst the greatest challenges facing the medical profession as the population ages. Accurate diagnosis is essential as many rarer forms of the disease are treatable if recognized early. This collection of case studies from around the world illustrates both common and unusual causes of dementia, emphasizing clinical reasoning, integrative thinking and problem-solving skills. Each case consists of a clinical history, examination findings and special investigations, followed by diagnosis and discussion. The aim is to reinforce diagnostic skills through careful analysis of individual presenting patterns, and to guide treatment decisions, using state-of-the-art diagnostic classification and tools. The reader will be able to distinguish patients who need reassurance, closer follow-up or immediate referral to specialized services. Written and edited by internationally recognized experts in dementia, these case studies will inform and challenge clinicians at all stages of their careers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. A piece that does not fit the puzzle Louise Verret; 2. Adult polyglucosan body disease Philip Scheltens; 3. Memory complaints and early AD: the role of CSF Philip Scheltens; 4. Subjective cognitive impairment Bruno Dubois; 5. Corticobasal degeneration Sandra Black; Hepatic encephalopathy and AD Sandra Black; 6. SD Mariana Blanco and Morris Freedman; 7. PNFA Mariana Blanco and Morris Freedman; 8. When mild cognitive impairment really is Alzheimer's disease Rawan Tarawneh and John Morris; 9. PCA Gil Rabinovici and Matthew Growdon; 10. FTD D. R. B. Franchi; 11. PSP dementia Jay Ferrera and Irene Litvan; 12. Dementia with lewy bodies Ewe Ehrt and Dag Aarsland; 13. Normal pressure hydrocephalus Eric Schmidt; 14. VCI Paige Moorhouse; 15. Alzheimer's disease with severe cerebral amyloid angiopathy Gabriel Leger; 16. Multi-infarct dementia A. Arboix and Marta Grau-Olivares; 17. Vascular dementia Oscar L. Lopez; 18. Hypoperfusive dementia Gustavo Roman; 19. Alzheimer's disease P. Robert; 20. Mixed dementia (Alzheimer's disease with cerebrovascular disease) Yan Deschaintre, Fadi Massoud and Gabriel Leger; 21. PD dementia David Burn; 22. Heidenhain variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Will Guest and Neil Cashman; 23. Huntingdon's disease Ryan Evans and Kevin Biglan; 24. Mixed Alzheimer's disease and Wernicke's encephalopathy Mary Kenan and Rachelle Doody; 25. Neurosyphilis Ricardo Nitrini; 26. HIV dementia Nicholas Davies and B. Brew; 27. BvFTLD Jette Stockholm and Peter Johannsen; 28. Wernicke encephalopathy Inga Zerr; 29. Alzheimer's - atypical presentation Serge Gauthier; 30. What is typical and atypical in dementia T. Muayqil; Index.