Memory Loss

A Practical Guide for Clinicians (Expert Consult - Online and Print)

Andrew Budson, MD, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center &Neurology Service, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Division of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; The Memory Clinic, Bennington, VT
Andrew Budson, MD, Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center &Neurology Service, Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Division of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; The Memory Clinic, Bennington, VT
Paul Solomon, PhD, Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience, Williams College, Williamstown, MA; The Memory Clinic, Bennington, VT
Paul Solomon, PhD, Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience, Williams College, Williamstown, MA; The Memory Clinic, Bennington, VT

Memory Loss combines expert guidance, case studies, and diagnostic tests to help you effectively diagnose Alzheimers disease and other common dementias. Drs. Andrew E. Budson and Paul R. Solomon cover the essentials of physical and cognitive examinations, laboratory and imaging studies, and the latest treatment approaches. The practical text, diagnostic tests, and online access to a downloadable image bank at www.expertconsult.com are the tools you need to consistently make accurate diagnoses.

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Paperback, 320 Pages

Published: June 2011

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-1-4160-3597-8

SECTION I EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS
CHAPTER 1 Why Diagnose and Treat?...................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss ............................................4
SECTION II DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS
CHAPTER 3 Alzheimers Disease.........................................................................43
CHAPTER 4 Mild Cognitive Impairment ...............................................................71
CHAPTER 5 Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinsons
Disease Dementia) ...........................................................................79
CHAPTER 6 Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive
Impairment ......................................................................................91
CHAPTER 7 Frontotemporal Dementia................................................................104
CHAPTER 8 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy .....................................................118
CHAPTER 9 Corticobasal Degeneration .............................................................128
CHAPTER 10 Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.....................................................136
CHAPTER 11 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease..............................................................143
CHAPTER 12 Other Disorders..............................................................................148
SECTION III TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS
CHAPTER 13 Goals of Treatment.........................................................................163
CHAPTER 14 Cholinesterase Inhibitors................................................................166
CHAPTER 15 Memantine (Namenda) ...................................................................184
CHAPTER 16 Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories...................193
CHAPTER 17 Future Treatments of Memory Loss .................................................199
CHAPTER 18 Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss ............................214
SECTION IV BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
OF DEMENTIA
CHAPTER 19 Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological
Symptoms of Dementia...................................................................220
CHAPTER 20 Caring for and Educating the Caregiver...........................................228
CHAPTER 21 Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and
Psychological Symptoms of Dementia .............................................236
CHAPTER 22 Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological
Symptoms of Dementia...................................................................247
SECTION V ADDITIONAL ISSUES
CHAPTER 23 Life Adjustments ............................................................................259
CHAPTER 24 Legal and Financial Issues.............................................................266
CHAPTER 25 Special Issues...............................................................................271
SECTION VI CASE STUDIES..............................................275
ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES: (See inside front cover for details)
APPENDIX A Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions,
and Normative Data
APPENDIX B Screening for Memory Loss
APPENDIX C Our Current Understanding of Memory
Index.....................................................................................................................289

Memory Loss

A Practical Guide for Clinicians (Expert Consult - Online and Print)

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