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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDoody's Core Titles® 2022 "This book is a unique contribution to the review and treatment of memory loss and associated diseases. It is easy to read and clearly written, ready to be read by those with various levels of training, while providing important information guiding clinical care of patients with memory loss and various dementias. It is a practical guide for approaching this topic in the clinical setting, with updated information and peer-reviewed publications guiding the content. An updated edition was needed as information in this area is constantly evolving." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Michelle Braslavsky, DO (Thomas Jefferson University) Doody's Score: 96 - 4 Stars!
Table of ContentsSECTION I: EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS 1. Why Diagnose and Treat Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia? 2. Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss or Dementia 3. Approach to the Patient with Memory Loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia SECTION II: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS 4. Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's Disease 5. Alzheimer's Look-Alikes: Primary Age-Related Tauopathy (PART) and Limbic-predominant, Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE) 6. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinson's Disease Dementia) 7. Posterior Cortical Atrophy 8. Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment 9. Primary Progressive Aphasia & Other Disorders of Speech 10. Frontotemporal Dementia 11. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 12. Corticobasal Degeneration 13. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 14. Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease 15. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 16. Other Disorders That Disrupt Memory SECTION III: TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS 17. Goals of Treatment of Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia 18. Cholinesterase Inhibitors 19. Memantine (Generic and Namenda XR) 20. Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories 21. Future Treatments of Memory Loss 22. Physical exercise, Diet, Strategies, and Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss SECTION IV: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA 23. Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 24. Caring For and Educating the Caregiver 25. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia 26. Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia SECTION V: ADDITIONAL ISSUES 27. Life Adjustments 28. Legal and Financial Issues 29. Special Issues ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions, and Normative Data APPENDIX B: Screening for Memory Loss APPENDIX C: Our Current Understanding of Memory
