Skip to main content
Elsevier

Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia

A Practical Guide for Clinicians

  • 2nd Edition - May 20, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Andrew E. Budson, Paul R. Solomon
  • Language: English

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 treat… Read more

Purchase options

Info / Buy

Description

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.

Key features

    • Access in-depth coverage of clinically useful diagnostic tests and the latest treatment approaches.
    • Case studies have been incorporated into the chapters and facilitate the management of both common and uncommon conditions.

    Readership

      Neurologists

      Psychiatrists

      Geriatricians

      Table of contents

      SECTION I: EVALUATING THE PATIENT WITH MEMORY LOSS

      1. Why Diagnose and Treat Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia?

      2. Evaluating the Patient with Memory Loss or Dementia

      SECTION II: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF MEMORY LOSS

      3. Approach to the Patient with Memory Loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia

      4. Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease

      5. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Including Parkinson’s Disease Dementia)

      6. Vascular Dementia and Vascular Cognitive Impairment

      7. Primary Progressive Aphasia & Other Disorders of Speech

      8. Frontotemporal Dementia

      9. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

      10. Corticobasal Degeneration

      11. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

      12. Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease

      13. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      14. Other Disorders That Disrupt Memory

      SECTION III: TREATMENT OF MEMORY LOSS

      15. Goals of Treatment of Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia

      16. Cholinesterase Inhibitors

      17. Memantine (Generic and Namenda XR)

      18. Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements, and Anti-Inflammatories

      19. Future Treatments of Memory Loss

      20. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Memory Loss

      SECTION IV: BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA

      21. Evaluating the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

      22. Caring For and Educating the Caregiver

      23. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

      24. Pharmacological Treatment of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia

      SECTION V: ADDITIONAL ISSUES

      25. Life Adjustments

      26. Legal and Financial Issues

      27. Special Issues

      ONLINE ONLY APPENDICES

      APPENDIX A: Cognitive Test and Questionnaire Forms, Instructions, and Normative Data

      APPENDIX B: Screening for Memory Loss

      APPENDIX C: Our Current Understanding of Memory

      Review quotes

        “I do not know of any other publication that deals with memory loss and dementia in as comprehensive yet practical a manner.”

        "This superb, anticipated second edition of an outstanding educational/training tool is essential reading for virtually all physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of this rapidly growing patient population. Written and edited by nationally recognized clinician-educators in the field, this update is a very welcome addition to the neurology and psychiatry literature." -Michael Joel Schrift, DO, MA (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) Doody’s Score: 95 - 4 Stars!

        "I do not know of any other publication that deals with memory loss and dementia in as comprehensive yet practical a manner."

        -Howard S. Kirshner, MD (Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Volume 29, Number 1, March 2016)

        Product details

        • Edition: 2
        • Latest edition
        • Published: May 20, 2015
        • Language: English

        About the authors

        AB

        Andrew E. Budson

        Andrew E. Budson, M.D. is Chief of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology, Associate Chief of Staff for Education, and Director of the Center for Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System, Associate Director for Research at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine, and Lecturer in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Medical Director of the Boston Center for Memory, located in Newton, Massachusetts. His training included graduating cum laude from Harvard Medical School, being chief resident of the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Residency Program, pursuing a fellowship in dementia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and studying memory as a post-doctoral fellow in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Harvard University. Dr. Budson has had government research funding since 1998, receiving a National Research Service Award and a Career Development Award in addition to a Research Project (R01) grant. He has given over 425 local, national, and international grand rounds and other academic talks. He has published over 100 papers, reviews, and book chapters and is a reviewer for more than 40 journals. He has co-authored or edited five books, including Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, the second edition of which has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. He was awarded the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology in 2008 and the Research Award in Geriatric Neurology in 2009, both from the American Academy of Neurology. His current research uses the techniques of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. In his memory disorders clinic at the VA Boston Healthcare System he treats patients while teaching fellows, residents, and medical students. He also sees patients in Newton at the Boston Center for Memory
        Affiliations and expertise
        Chief, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology and Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare SystemProfessor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Newton, MA, USA

        PS

        Paul R. Solomon

        Dr. Paul Solomon is a founder and the Director of the Boston Center for Memory in Newton, MA. He specializes in Clinical Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience. Dr. Solomon is also an Investigator of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Solomon has received numerous awards including a Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Massachusetts, a National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health, and a National Needs Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Science Foundation, and two clinical research awards from the American Association of Family Physicians. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Education, and Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology. Dr. Solomon has served on the Editorial Board of several journals and serves as an external reviewer for numerous journals and granting agencies. He has served on the advisory boards of the Northeastern New York Alzheimer's Association and the MA/NH Chapter Alzheimer's Association. He has delivered more than 500 lectures nationally and internationally widely at colleges and universities on age-related memory disorders and at medical centers and hospitals on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
        Affiliations and expertise
        Department of Psychology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, Newton, MA, USA

        View book on ScienceDirect

        Read Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia on ScienceDirect