2nd Edition

Management of Dementia, Second Edition

By Serge Gauthier, Clive Ballard Copyright 2009
172 Pages
by CRC Press

176 Pages
by CRC Press

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 in dementia care. Topics include: The diagnostic criteria of Parkinson’s disease dementia Approaches to combat behavioural disturbances, depression, psychosis, and agitation... Read more

Preface

Diagnosis

Behavioural Disturbances

Sleep Disturbances

Genetics

Biomarkers

Symptomatic Treatments for Dementia

Disease-Modifying Treatments

Long-Term Care

Assessment Scales in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease

Future Perspectives

Appendix

Index

Biography

Serge Gauthier, Clive Ballard

"An excellent, helpful and practical book, and one that I greatly enjoyed. Unlike so many books I see, I believe I'll actually use this one." - Geriatrics and Aging (for the first edition)

"An excellent pocket reference." - The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences (for the first edition)