Neuropsychological Tools for Dementia

Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-821072-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 412 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 655 g

Neuropsychological Tools for Dementia: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment takes a unique approach by combining the neuroscientific background of neuropsychology, neuropsychological tools for diagnosis and disease staging, and neuropsychological treatment into one comprehensive book for researchers and clinicians. Sections present an introduction to neuropsychological assessment in dementias, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia (alpha-synucleinopathies), atypical Parkinson's diseases (tauopathies), language and behavioral variants of frontotemporal lobe degeneration, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. Each chapter elucidates the point that neuropsychological measures provide the tools to differentiate disease-specific impairments from normal age-related cognitive decline, and from other neurodegenerative diseases.

Moreover, the book discusses the possibility of helping patients through neuropsychological intervention. Case studies aid in the reader's comprehension of the field, and two short guidelines for each disease's specific assessment and treatment prepare readers for handling real-life patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hildebrandt, Helmut

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie Psychologische Diagnostik, Testpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Alzheimer und Demenz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Neuropsychology and the assessment of patients with dementia2. Alzheimer's disease: neuropathology, neuropsychological differential diagnosis, and treatment3. The alphasynucleinopathies: Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, and multisystem atrophy4. Atypical Parkinson's diseases: progressive supranuclear paralysis and corticobasal degeneration5. Primary progressive aphasias6. Behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia7. Normal pressure hydrocephalus8. A short guideline for the neuropsychological differential diagnosis of the dementias9. Overview treatment options

Über Autor(innen)

Hildebrandt, Helmut
Dr. Helmut Hildebrandt is currently a clinical neuropsychologist in the Department of Neurology at the Hospital Bremen-Ost. Dr. Hildebrandt's clinical work focuses on the rehabilitation of patients with severe cognitive disorders at the early neurological rehabilitation unit and the assessment of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. He also teaches courses on clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation at the University of Oldenburg and conducts clinical studies with different rehabilitation units in Bremen, Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, and Bonn. Furthermore, Dr. Hildebrandt conducts research on the rehabilitation of memory and neurological neglect. He is a former member of the scientific advisory board of the German neuropsychological society (GNP). For the last 10 years, Dr. Hildebrandt has been involved in the development of most of Germany's guidelines concerning neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation.