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New Trends in the Diagnosis and Therapy of non-Alzheimer's Dementia
. Ed(S): Jellinger, Kurt A.; Windisch, Manfred
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Paperback. Provides an overview of the state-of-art on the classification, neuropathology, clinical presentation, neuropsychology, diagnosis, neuroimaging and therapeutic possibilities in non-Alzheimer's dementias. Editor(s): Jellinger, Kurt A.; Windisch, Manfred. Series: Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJN; MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 810.
Dementia is an acquired disorder of higher cerebral functions and cognition. Because of increasing life expectancy dementia poses a major health and socio- economic problem. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 70-90% of mental decline in the elderly. Degenerative non-Alzheimer's dementi as are responsi- ble for 7-30%. These include a variety of disorders clinically characterised by progressive cognitive dysfunction often combined with focal neurological def- icits, e.g. Parkinson-plus syndromes, Lewy body dementia, lobar and multisys- tem atrophies, other neurodegenerative disorders, and prion diseases. Often it is difficult to distinguish these illnesses from Alzheimer's disease and vascu- lar dementia. In spite of considerable ... Read more
Dementia is an acquired disorder of higher cerebral functions and cognition. Because of increasing life expectancy dementia poses a major health and socio- economic problem. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 70-90% of mental decline in the elderly. Degenerative non-Alzheimer's dementi as are responsi- ble for 7-30%. These include a variety of disorders clinically characterised by progressive cognitive dysfunction often combined with focal neurological def- icits, e.g. Parkinson-plus syndromes, Lewy body dementia, lobar and multisys- tem atrophies, other neurodegenerative disorders, and prion diseases. Often it is difficult to distinguish these illnesses from Alzheimer's disease and vascu- lar dementia. In spite of considerable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Vienna, Austria
ISBN
9783211828236
SKU
V9783211828236
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