Alzheimer's and other dementias /
With more people in the world living into older age, Alzheimer's and other Dementias: The Facts takes a comprehensive look at the spread of dementia, and provides authoritative information and practical advice for sufferers, their families, and the medical professionals who care for them. Writt...
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| Định dạng: | Licensed eBooks |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Phiên bản: | 1st ed. |
| Loạt: | Facts (Oxford, England)
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467534 |
Mục lục:
- Setting the scene
- How the brain works
- Defining dementia
- Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment
- Vascular dementia
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Frontotemporal dementias
- Other dementias
- Assessment
- Social approaches to living with dementia
- Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression
- Drug treatments
- Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care, Challenges in caring
- Facts and values.