Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent cause of dementia that slowly and progressively causes cognitive impairment and profoundly alters the daily activities of the patients. Approximately, ten percent of all persons over the age of seventy experience significant memory loss, and in more than half of the cases, the cause is Alzheimer's disease.
This reference book is an update on the most relevant pathological and clinical findings of this neurological disorder. Chapters cover the basic hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease, pathological features of the disease in the brain, Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and therapy. Information provided in the book is focused on research in developed countries.
The book offers students of medicine and nursing as well as medical practitioners and specialists (internists, neurologists, gerontologists, and psychiatrists), the necessary information to understand the pathological and clinical aspects of the disease in depth, with the goal of improving medical outcomes in the care of their patients.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Amyloid Hypothesis In Alzheimer´s Disease
Chapter 2 Brain Connectivity In Alzheimer's Disease: From The Disconnection Syndrome To The Search For New Biomarkers
Chapter 3 Pain And Dementia
Chapter 4 Dysphagia In Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 5 Biomarkers For The Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 6 Neuroimaging In Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 7 Palliative Care At The End Of Life
Chapter 8 Nutrition And Alzheimer's Disease
Chapter 9 Treatment And Control Of Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms
Chapter 10 Action Of Nurses To Improve Prospective Memory In People Affected By Alzheimer's
Author
- B. Gil-Extremera
