Non-Alzheimer's and Atypical Dementia. Edition No. 1

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors, vi

1 Introduction, 1
Michael D. Geschwind and Caroline Racine Belkoura

2 The multidisciplinary evaluation of the atypical dementia patient, 6
Michael D. Geschwind and Caroline Racine Belkoura

3 Atypical Alzheimer’s disease, 17
Sharon J. Sha and Gil D. Rabinovici

4 Vascular cognitive impairment: Diagnosis and treatment, 30
Helena C. Chui and Liliana Ramirez-Gomez

5 Frontotemporal dementia, 49
David C. Perry and Howard J. Rosen

6 Lewy body dementias (DLB/PDD), 64
Carol F. Lippa and Katherine L. Possin

7 Corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy, 77
Suzee E. Lee and Bruce L. Miller

8 Repeat expansion diseases and dementia, 90
Praveen Dayalu, Roger L. Albin and Henry Paulson

9 Prion diseases and rapidly progressive dementias, 103
Leonel T. Takada and Michael D. Geschwind

10 Autoimmune dementias, 123
Andrew McKeon and Sean J. Pittock

11 Toxic and metabolic dementias, 134
Michelle Mattingly, Katie Osborn and Leon Prockop

12 Leukoencephalopathies/leukodystrophies, 150
Gregory M. Pastores and Swati A. Sathe

13 Infectious causes of dementia, 170
Cheryl A. Jay, Emily L. Ho and John Halperin

14 Rheumatologic and other autoimmune dementias, 186
Laura J. Julian and Christopher M. Filley

15 Comprehensive management of the patient with an atypical dementia, 202
Jennifer Merrilees, Cynthia Barton, Amy Kuo and Robin Ketelle

Index, 215

Authors

Michael D. Geschwind Associate Professor of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Caroline Racine Belkoura Clinical Neuropsychologist, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF).