Barkhof / Valk / Fox Magnetic Resonance in Dementia
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-642-56269-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 353 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Medicine
ISBN: 978-3-642-56269-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This work takes a comprehensive look at the application of Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques in the diagnosis, follow-up and therapy monitoring of dementing illnesses. The authors present an overview of MR findings in neurodegenerative and vascular disorders leading to dementia and also discuss other diseases that lead to cognitive and/or behavioral deterioration. This authoritative and richly illustrated reference is indispensable for anybody working in the field.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction. Brain atrophy and normal aging.- MR applications in dementia. MR techniques. Image processing.- Neurodegenerative disorders. Alzheimer's disease. Dementia with Lewy bodies. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Dementia with Parkinsonism. Huntington's dementia. Progressive subcortical gliosis. Prion-linked dementias.- Disorders primarily affecting white matter. Viral infections leading to dementia. Inflammatory disorders. Inborn errors of metabolism. Toxic-allergic encephalopathies. Dementia after trauma, irradiation, chemotherapy and infection.- Vascular dementias. Commonly used criteria for vascular dementia. Vascular dementia: MR features of subgroups. Vascular dementias with characteristic clinical course, familial story, pathophysiology and MR pattern. Systemic disorders and cerebrovascular disease. Vasculitis.- Miscellaneous forms of dementia. Normal pressure hydrocephalus and dementia. Intra- and extra-axial tumors and dementia. Idiopathic calcinosis of Fahr.
