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Diagnosis and Management in Dementia The Neuroscience of Dementia, Volume 1
Offers comprehensive coverage of a broad range of topics related to dementiaServes as a foundational collection for neuroscientists and neurologists on the biology of dementia and brain dysfunctionContains in each chapter an abstract, key facts, mini dictionary of terms, and summary points to aid in understandingProvides unique sections on specific subareas, intellectual components, and knowledge-based niches that will help readers navigate key areas for research and further clinical recommendationsFeatures preclinical and clinical studies to help researchers map out key areas for research and further clinical recommendationsServes as a "one-stop" source for everything you need to know about dementiaTable of Contents:I. Dementia: Introductory Chapters and Setting the Scene1. Mixed dementia: an overview2. Vascular dementia: an overview3. Small vessel disease and dementia4. Linking Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal dementia5. Mortality in dementia: linking in delirium6. Midlife diabetes and the risk of dementia- understanding the link7. Gait and Alzheimer's disease /Gait and dementia8. Hypertension and dementia9. Genetics of dementia: focus on Alzheimer’s diseas10. Clinical and pathological phenotypes in autosomal dominant frontotemporal dementia11. Risk factors in dementia: genetic and nongenetic12. Lipidomics and biomarker in Alzheimer’s disease13. The 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer’s diseaseII. Biomarkers, Psychometric Instruments And Diagnosis14. Use of cerebrospinal fluid in diagnosis of dementia15. Salivary biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease16. Diacylglycerols as biomarkers in dementia17. Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) as a biomarker in Alzheimer’s disease18. Blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a biomarker of Alzheimers disease19. Methods of amyloid PET Imaging and its applications to Alzheimer’s disease spectrum20. Applications of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) Tractography and Alzheimer’s disease21. Transcranial Magnetic stimulation and diagnostic applications to dementias22. Retinal imaging and dementia as a diagnostic tool23. The prediction of Alzheimer’s disease24. Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination25. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and applications to dementia26. ALBA Screening Instrument (ASI) and applications to dementia27. The Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment (Qmci) screen and applications to dementia28. Assessment of activities of daily living (ADL) applied to dementiaIII. Pharmacological Treatments For Dementia29. Cholinesterase inhibitors in dementias: an overview30. Choline-containing phospholipids and treatment of adult-onset dementia disorders31. Donepezil usage: a focused review32. Memantine: a focused review33. The benefits of calcium channel blockers for the therapy of dementia34. Pitfalls for pharmacotherapeutic trials in dementia35. All-trans retinoic acid in Alzheimer’s disease36. Dementias and usage of NMDA receptor antagonists37. Dementia and bladder dysfunction: a focus on treatments with anticholinergics38. Linking astrocytes' exosomes to Alzheimer's pathogenesis and therapy39. Changing the fate: therapeutic mechanisms focus on the switch of beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing40. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory agents in plants and application to dementia: Alzheimers Disease41. Removal of blood amyloid as a safety strategyIV. Non-Pharmacological Treatments and Procedures42. Caring for people with Dementia in the Acute Hospital43. Environmental enrichment in dementia44. Music therapy in dementia45. Aromatherapy in dementia46. Dancing in dementia47. Hypoxic-hyperoxic training and dementia48. Linking amyloid and depression in dementia: effects of treatments by non-drug means49. Regional dementia care networks50. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) use in Alzheimer’s disease51. Maximizing cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and early-stage dementia52. Exercise, cognitive creativity, and dementia53. Linking care staff, person-focused communications and dementias