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Neurodegenerative Disorders [electronic resource] : A Clinical Guide / edited by Orla Hardiman, Colin P. Doherty.

By: Hardiman, Orla [editor.].
Contributor(s): Doherty, Colin P [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Springer London, 2011Description: XIV, 298p. 37 illus., 22 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781849960113.Subject(s): Medicine | Geriatrics | Internal medicine | Neurology | Medicine & Public Health | Neurology | Internal Medicine | Geriatrics/GerontologyDDC classification: 616.8 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Common Themes in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegeneration -- Advances in Diagnostics for Neurodegenerative Disorders.-Alzheimer Disease -- Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease -- Parkinson’s Disease -- Fronto-Temporal Dementia -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Huntington’s Disease -- Parkinsonism Plus syndromes -- Prion Diseases -- Medical Mimics of Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Managing Neuropsychiatric -- Symptoms of Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Symptomatic -- Management and Palliative Care in Neurodegenerative Disease.-.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Neurodegenerative Disorders provides an accessible guide to the commonest neurodegenerative diseases, outlining the main clinical features, treatment options and outcomes of the conditions most frequently encountered in clinical practice. Beginning with an overview of the general principles that underlie degeneration, and the contribution of established and new diagnostics techniques, the book goes on to describe the most common neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer Disease; Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease; Parkinson’s Disease; Fronto-Temporal Dementia; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Huntington’s Disease; Parkinsonism Plus syndromes and Prion Diseases. Final chapters cover important management issues including the use of palliative care strategies, advance directives and competence. Written by experts in the field internationally Neurodegenerative Disorders is a practical guide for clinicians that will be indispensable for the management of these conditions.
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Common Themes in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegeneration -- Advances in Diagnostics for Neurodegenerative Disorders.-Alzheimer Disease -- Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease -- Parkinson’s Disease -- Fronto-Temporal Dementia -- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis -- Huntington’s Disease -- Parkinsonism Plus syndromes -- Prion Diseases -- Medical Mimics of Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Managing Neuropsychiatric -- Symptoms of Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Symptomatic -- Management and Palliative Care in Neurodegenerative Disease.-.

Neurodegenerative Disorders provides an accessible guide to the commonest neurodegenerative diseases, outlining the main clinical features, treatment options and outcomes of the conditions most frequently encountered in clinical practice. Beginning with an overview of the general principles that underlie degeneration, and the contribution of established and new diagnostics techniques, the book goes on to describe the most common neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer Disease; Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease; Parkinson’s Disease; Fronto-Temporal Dementia; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Huntington’s Disease; Parkinsonism Plus syndromes and Prion Diseases. Final chapters cover important management issues including the use of palliative care strategies, advance directives and competence. Written by experts in the field internationally Neurodegenerative Disorders is a practical guide for clinicians that will be indispensable for the management of these conditions.

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