Dementia - Couverture souple

Whalley, Lawrence J.; Breitner, John C.S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1899541780 ISBN 13 : 9781899541782

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 2002

Synopsis

Because of its high prevalence and level of associated morbidity, dementia is already an urgent health and economic issue for the developed world. As public health efforts improve the life expectancy of populations in developing countries, the number of people with dementia worlwide is expected to quadruple by 2050. Effective means of intervention and prevention are thus needed urgently. "Fast Facts - Dementia" should enable the non-specialist healthcare professional to understand the basic causes of dementia, recognize it clinically, appreciate the basic principles of investigation and management, and learn of some steps that many improve the long-term care of patients or perhaps even prevent dementia.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The number of people with dementia is expected to quadruple by 2050. Because of its high prevalence and level of associated morbidity, dementia is already an urgent health and economic issue for the developed world. Fast Facts: Dementia specifically aims to equip the primary care physician and other members of the healthcare team with all of the necessary information to allow them to recognise the disease clinically and provide optimum management and long-term care. Offers a succinct review of the process of brain aging and its relationship to neurodegenerative disease Reviews the cause, course and treatment of each of the common illnesses that can provoke the dementia syndrome Enables the clinician to recognise the disease and to appreciate the basic principles of investigation and management Includes practical steps that the healthcare team can take to improve long-term care of patients and, perhaps, disease prevention Contents: Basic science; The aging brain; Symptoms and signs; Neuropsychiatric complications; Clinical examination and investigations; Eopidemiology of the dementing illnesses; Hypotheses on the causes of Alzheimer s disease; Principles of care and current treatment; Future treatments.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lawrence J. Whalley Professor of Mental Health University of Aberdeen Clinical Research Centre Royal Cornhill Hospital Aberdeen, UK and John C S Breitner Director,Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care Sys. Professor & Head, Div of Geriatric Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences University of Washington School of Medicine

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1899541780
• ISBN 13: 9781899541782
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible