Dementia

Dementia is a devastating diagnosis for patients Dementia comes in many forms that can be hard to differentiate. Arriving at an accurate diagnosis without subjecting an already wary patient to unnecessary tests requires clinical acumen. Identifying the correct dementia, and determining a probable prognosis, allows agreement on appropriate management and care with patients and their carers. But how much testing is needed? What do the tests tell you? What management options are available? Dementia provides a progressive approach to help you identify and manage the many forms of this complex and devastating disease. Dr Quinn has assembled a team of expert neurologists and gerontologists to provide the foundation knowledge you need to develop the clinical wisdom for effective dementia care. Dementia clearly explains the diagnosis, investigations and management for Normal pressure hydrocephalus Mild cognitive impairment Alzheimer’s disease Vascular dementia Dementia with Lewy bodies Fronto-temporal dementia Clinical in approach, practical in execution, Dementia helps you diagnose and treat your patients more effectively.

Contributors vii Series Foreword ix Preface xi Chapter 1 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia 1 Richard Camicioli Chapter 2 Rapidly Progressive Dementia and its Mimics 15 Amy May Lin Quek and Andrew McKeon Chapter 3 Young Onset Dementia: How Much Diagnostic Testing is Enough? 35 Anahita Adeli and Keith A. Josephs Chapter 4 An Approach to the Problem of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus 55 Norman Relkin Chapter 5 Depression: Cause or Complication of Cognitive Decline? 67 David Mansoor, Sahana Misra, and Linda Ganzini Chapter 6 Mild Cognitive Impairment 77 Ranjan Duara, David A. Loewenstein, Clinton Wright, Elizabeth Crocco, and Daniel Varon Chapter 7 After the Diagnosis: Continuing Neurological Care of the Outpatient with Dementia 97 Anne M. Lipton Chapter 8 Using Psychotropic Medications to Manage Problem Behaviors in Dementia 111 Lucy Y. Wang and Murray A. Raskind Chapter 9 Palliative Care in Advanced Dementias 121 Ira Byock and Cory Ingram Chapter 10 Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Dementia 137 Amy Y. Tsou and Jason Karlawish Chapter 11 Assessing Outcomes in Dementia Care 151 Joel Mack, Amie Peterson, and Joseph Quinn Chapter 12 Primary Prevention of Dementia 163 Joseph Quinn Index 171