Neuropsychological tools for dementia : differential diagnosis and treatment /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hildebrandt, Helmut (Clinical neuropsychologist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, [2021]
Temas:
Dementia > Diagnosis.
Dementia > Treatment.
Clinical neuropsychology.
Dementia > Patients > Rehabilitation.
Neuropsychology.
Dementia > diagnosis
Dementia > therapy
Dementia > rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
D�emence > Traitement.
Neuropsychologie clinique.
Neuropsychologie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction: neuropsychology and the assessment of patients with dementia
  • General summary
  • 1.1 Some epidemiological background information
  • 1.2 Dementia is a syndromic and not a causal diagnosis
  • 1.3 International classification of disease diagnosis codes for dementia-still more than noticing abnormal biomarkers
  • 1.3.1 Summary
  • 1.4 Neuropsychological testing in patients suspected for dementia
  • 1.4.1 Screening instruments: the mini mental status examination
  • 1.4.2 Screening with the mini mental status examination for predicting instrumental activities in daily living independence
  • 1.4.3 Other screening instruments
  • 1.4.4 Summary of screening for dementia
  • 1.5 Assessing patients for differential diagnosis
  • 1.5.1 Some general remarks on the meaning of the medical history for the neuropsychological assessment
  • 1.5.2 The CERAD-NAB as core assessment battery
  • 1.5.3 The CERAD-NAB for differential diagnosis
  • 1.5.4 Additional tests and the assessment of behavioral disorders, depressive mood, and instrumental activities in daily living
  • 1.5.5 Summary
  • 1.5.6 Assessing middle-aged and/or high performing patients
  • 1.6 Structured and efficient testing presupposes a structured and efficient anamnesis
  • 1.7 Summary: Prospect of neuropsychological testing of dementia
  • References
  • 2 Alzheimer's disease: neuropathology, neuropsychological differential diagnosis, and treatment
  • 2.1 General summary
  • 2.2 Alzheimer's disease-clinical signs and assessment
  • 2.3 Some remarks on the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease and its biomarkers
  • 2.4 Alzheimer's disease-specificity and sensitivity of neuropsychological testing in Alzheimer's disease
  • 2.4.1 Memory impairments and global memory testing
  • 2.5 Specificity and sensitivity of other memory tests for detecting an amnestic syndrome of the hippocampal type (i.e., Alz ...
  • 2.6 Two case descriptions
  • 2.7 Summary of neuropsychological testing in patients suspected for Alzheimer's disease
  • 2.8 Prediction of conversion to Alzheimer's disease by neuropsychological tests
  • 2.8.1 Prediction using the WMS logical memory test and the ADNI neuropsychological mild cognitive impairment criteria
  • 2.8.2 Prediction using the CERAD-NAB or standard neuropsychological tests
  • 2.8.3 How early can cognitive impairments be measured in patients converting to dementia?
  • 2.8.4 Prediction of conversion with the help of specific memory processes
  • 2.8.5 Problems for predicting conversion to dementia using neuropsychological test results
  • 2.8.6 A note on prediction from mild cognitive impairment to dementia based on biomarkers
  • 2.8.7 Summary

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