Dementia /

This book looks at dementia and considers topics including: diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dementia; rapidly progressive dementia and its imitators; young onset dementia; depression and whether it is a cause or complication of cognitive decline; prodromal dementia; using psychotropic medica...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dementia (Quinn)
Other Authors: Quinn, Joseph F., 1962- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Series:Neurology in practice (Series)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book looks at dementia and considers topics including: diagnosis and differential diagnosis of dementia; rapidly progressive dementia and its imitators; young onset dementia; depression and whether it is a cause or complication of cognitive decline; prodromal dementia; using psychotropic medications to manage problem behaviors in dementia; palliative care in advanced dementias; legal/economic/social issues in dementia; and assessing outcomes in dementia care. Essential reading for neurologists, psychiatrists, and gerontologists.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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