Contents:

Why diagnose and treat memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia? --
Evaluating the patient with memory loss or dementia --
Approach to the patient with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia --
Alzheimer's disease dementia and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease --
Dementia with Lewy bodies (including Parkinson's disease dementia) --
Vascular dementia and vascular cognitive impairment --
Primary progressive aphasia and apraxia of speech --
Frontotemporal dementia --
Progressive supranuclear palsy --
Corticobasal degeneration --
Normal pressure hydrocephalus --
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease --
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy --
Other disorders that cause memory loss or dementia --
Goals for the treatment of memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Cholinesterase inhibitors --
Memantine (generic and Namenda XR) --
Vitamins, herbs, supplements, and anti-inflammatories for memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Future treatments of memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Non-pharmacological treatment of memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Evaluating the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia --
Caring for and educating the caregiver --
Non-pharmacological treatment of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia --
Pharmacological treatment of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia --
Life adjustments for memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Legal and financial issues in memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Special issues in memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Cognitive test and questionnaire forms, instructions, and normative data for evaluating memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Screening for memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia --
Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and other causes of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

Now presented in full color, this updated edition of Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia is designed as a practical guide for clinicians that delivers the latest treatment approaches and research findings for dementia and related illnesses. Drs. Budson and Solomon - both key leaders in the field - cover the essentials of physical and cognitive examinations and laboratory and imaging studies, giving you the tools you need to consistently make accurate diagnoses in this rapidly growing area. Access in-depth coverage of clinically useful diagnostic tests and the latest treatment appr.