Physical Description:print xiv, 336 pages : illustrated ; 24 cm.
Edition:Third edition.
Publisher:New York :Oxford University Press,2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Ch. 1. Definitions and overview of the book -- Ch. 2. evaluation and formulation of dementia -- Ch. 3. Diseases causing a cortical pattern of dementia -- Ch. 4. Diseases typically causing subcortical or mixed pattern dementias -- Ch. 5. Overview of dementia care -- Ch. 6. Supportive care for the patient with dementia -- Ch. 7. Supporting the family and care provider -- Ch. 8. Noncognitive behavioral and neuropsychiatric disorders -- Ch. 9. Noncognitive functional disorders and disturbances in sleeping, eating, and sexuality -- Ch. 10. Pharmacologic and other biologic treatments in dementia -- Ch. 11. Prevention, early detection, and mild cognitive impairment -- Ch. 12. Terminal care -- Ch. 13. Ethical and legal issues -- Ch. 14. Clinical genetics and dementia.
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