ABSTRACT

The second edition of Management of Dementia combines a balanced review of the latest knowledge and research in this area with practical guidance based on the authors' considerable personal experience of dementia care. It is directed at professionals working in the area who want to practice evidence-based medicine without losing sight of the p

chapter 1|8 pages

Managing the newly diagnosed patient

Discussing the diagnosis with patients and carers

chapter 2|2 pages

Behavioural disturbance

What is behavioural disturbance?

chapter |14 pages

Causes of behavioural

chapter |2 pages

Sleep disturbance and carers

chapter |5 pages

Managing sleep disturbance:

chapter 4|16 pages

Psychiatric symptoms

chapter |7 pages

References

chapter 6|12 pages

Disease-specific treatments

The cholinergic hypothesis

chapter 7|6 pages

Beyond cholinesterase inhibition

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter 8|2 pages

Disease modification

chapter |5 pages

Altering amyloid

chapter |3 pages

Disease-modification trial

chapter |6 pages

Summary

chapter |7 pages

Design and long-term care

chapter |1 pages

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

chapter |3 pages

Clock Drawing Test

chapter |1 pages

Severe Impairment Battery (SIB)

chapter |3 pages

BEHAVE-AD

chapter |2 pages

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)

chapter |1 pages

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

chapter |1 pages

Functional Assessment Staging (FAST)

chapter |1 pages

Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)

chapter |5 pages

Burden Interview

chapter |4 pages

Appendix

chapter |2 pages

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