Practical Aspects of Cognitive Impairment and the Dementias, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 39-1

Table of Contents

The Burden of Dementia Spectrum Disorders and Associated Comorbid and Demographic Features
Office- and Bedside-based Screening for Cognitive Impairment and the Dementias:Which Tools to Use, Interpreting the Results, and What Are the Next Steps?
Formal Neuropsychological Testing: Test Batteries, Interpretation, and Added Value in Practice
Brain Networks, Clinical Manifestations, and Neuroimaging of Cognitive Disorders:The Role of Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Other Advanced Neuroimaging Tests
Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: A Brief Review
What Are the Key Diagnostic Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Subtypes and How to Integrate all of the Diagnostic Data to Establish a Diagnosis?
Neuropathology of the Common Forms of Dementia
Vascular and Nonvascular Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The Role of Vascular Risk Factors in Cognitive Impairment and Dementia and Prospects for Prevention
Treatment of Vascular and Neurodegenerative Forms of Cognitive Impairment and Dementias
Brain Reserve, Resilience, and Cognitive Stimulation Across the Lifespan: How Do These Factors Influence Risk of Cognitive Impairment and the Dementias?
Diagnostic and Management Strategies for Common Neurobehavioral and Psychiatric Disturbances Among Patients with Cognitive Impairment and the Dementias
Harmonizing Ethno-Regionally Diverse Datasets to Advance the Global Epidemiology of Dementia

Authors

Philip B Gorelick Professor of Translational Neuroscience , Medical Director of the Hauenstein Neuroscience Center, Saint Mary's Health Care , Department of Translational Neuroscience , Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Farzaneh Sorond Associate Dean for Faculty Development , Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Education, Department of Neurology , Chief of Stroke and Neurocritical Care in the Department of Neurology , Dean Richard H. Young and Ellen Stearns Young Professor , Professor of Neurology (Stroke) and Neurology (Neurocritical Care) , Northwestern University ,Feinberg School of Medicine.