Dementia

Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson,MD and Alireza Atri,MD, PhD

Contains chapters written by some of the world's experts on the topics covered.
Comprehensive, covering neuropathology, etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies for the dementias as well as cognitive and anatomical principles underlying the symptoms of these illnesses.
Contains up-to-date material on new diagnostic criteria for a number of specific types of dementia, published since 2011

Dementia

Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson,MD and Alireza Atri,MD, PhD

Description

Dementia: Comprehensive Principles and Practice is a clinically-oriented book designed for clinicians, scientists, and other health professionals involved in the diagnosis, management, and investigation of disease states causing dementia. A "who's who" of internationally-recognized experts contribute chapters emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding dementia. The organization of the book takes an integrative approach by providing three major sections that (1) establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, (2) provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge material covering specific diseases associated with dementia, and (3) discuss approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of dementing illnesses.

Dementia

Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson,MD and Alireza Atri,MD, PhD

Foreward
Introduction
Part 1: Functional neuroanatomy and cognitive neuroscience of dementia
1. Cognitive Functions and the Cerebral Cortex
2. Neuroanatomy and Behavioral Neurology of Subcortical Systems
3. Executive Control and the Regulation of Goal-Directed Behaviors in Dementia
4. Memory Systems in Dementia
5. Motor Programming Disorders in Dementia
Part 2: The Dementias: The major diseases and clinical syndromes
6. Neuropathology of Neurodegenerative Dementias
7. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
8. Frontotemporal Dementia
9. Primary Progressive Aphasia
10. Posterior Cortical Atrophy
11. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration
12. Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia
13. Vascular Cognitive Impairment
14. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Cognitive Impairment
15. Differential Diagnosis of Rare and Rapidly Progressive Dementias
16. Alzheimer's Disease & Alzheimer's Dementia
17. Mild Cognitive Impairment
18. Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Part 3: Assessment, diagnosis, and comprehensive treatment: From principles to practice
19. Dementia Screening and Mental Status Examination in Clinical Practice
20. Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia
21. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia: An Overview
22. Neuroimaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers, & Genetics Testing in Dementia
23. Pharmacological Therapies for AD: Clinical Trials & Future Directions
24. Management of Agitation, Aggression and Psychosis associated with Alzheimer's disease
25. Management of Depression, Apathy, and Sexualized Inappropriate Behavior in Dementia
26. Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia
27. The role of the family in the care and management of patients with dementia
28. Mental Competence and Legal Issues in Dementia Care

Dementia

Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson,MD and Alireza Atri,MD, PhD

Author Information

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, USA, and Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, USA

Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Outpatient Memory Disorders & Dementia Units, Associate Director, Clinical, GRECC, ENRM VA Medical Center, Boston, MA

Bradford C. Dickerson, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director, Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Co-Investigator, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Contributors:

David N. Caplan, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Neurologist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Jeremy D. Schmahmann,
Ataxia Unit, Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology Unit,
Laboratory for Anatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology,
Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Deepak N. Pandya, MD
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Kirk R. Daffner, MD
Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Kim C. Willment, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Andrew E. Budson, M.D.
Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System
Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Department of Neurology,
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Kenneth M. Heilman, MD
The James E. Rooks Jr. Distinguished Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL

Etty P. Cortes Ramirez, MD
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain,
College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Medical Center
and the New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Jean-Paul G. Vonsattel, MD
Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain,
College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
Columbia University Medical Center
and the New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Ann C. McKee, MD
Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Alzheimer's Disease Center,
Departments of Neurology, Pathology
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Marsel Mesulam, MD
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

David F. Tang-Wai, MD
University Health Network Memory Clinic
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Alison Lake, OT
University Health Network Memory Clinic
Department of Occupational Therapy, University Health Network
Toronto, Canada

Neill Graff-Radford, MBBCh
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL

Irene Litvan, MD
Tasch Endowed Professor in Parkinson Disease Research
Director of the Movement Disorders Program
UC San Diego, Department of Neurosciences
San Diego, CA

Stephanie Lessig, MD
Associate Professor, UCSD Neurosciences
Acting Chief of Neurology, VA Medical Center San Diego
UC San Diego, Department of Neurology
San Diego, CA

Ha?met A. Hana?as?, MD
Professor of Neurology, Istanbul University
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology,
Behavioral Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit
Istanbul, Turkey

Ba?ar Bilgiç, MD
Neurologist, Istanbul University
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology
Behavioral Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit
Istanbul, Turkey

Murat Emre, MD, Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neurology, Istanbul University
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology,
Behavioral Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit
Istanbul, Turkey

Charles DeCarli, MD, FAAN
Director of Alzheimer's Disease Center
University of California at Davis
Sacramento, CA

Ellis S. Etten, MD
Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD
Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Anand Viswanathan, MD, PhD
Philip Kistler Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Meredith Wicklund, MD
Fellow, Division of Behavioral Neurology
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD
Cora Kanow Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research
Director, Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Division of Behavioral Neurology
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Reisa A. Sperling, MD
Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment
Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Harvard Aging Brain Study
Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Meghan B. Mitchelll, PhD
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC),
ENRM Bedford VA Hospital
Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Sandra Weintraub, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Director, Clinical Core, Northwestern Alzheimer's Disease Center
Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Psychology
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Haythum O. Tayeb, MBChB FRCPC
Consultant in neurology, neuropsychiatry, and clinical neurophysiology
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Evan D. Murray, M.D.
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Neurology, McLean Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Traumatic Brain Injury Service, Manchester VA Medical Center
Manchester, VA

Bruce H. Price, MD
Chief, Department of Neurology
McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael Rafii
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Director, Residency Program
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA

Paul Aisen
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
UC San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, CA

Clive Ballard, MD, MRCPsych
Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, King's College London
London, UK

Anne Corbett, PhD
Research Manager, Alzheimer's Society
London, UK

James M. Ellison, MD, MPH
Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Cynthia T Greywolf, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA

Sumer D. Verma MD, MB
Associate Clinical Professor Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Alzheimer's Program
Briarwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
Needham, MA

Licet Valois, LMSW, MPS
Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging
Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Nutrition and Population Health
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

James E. Galvin, MD, MPH
Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging
Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Nutrition and Population Health
New York University Langone Medical Center
New York, NY

Barry S. Fogel, M.D.
Brigham Behavioral Neurology Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Dementia

Comprehensive Principles and Practices

Edited by Bradford C. Dickerson,MD and Alireza Atri,MD, PhD

Reviews and Awards

"This is an exceptionally well-written book that should be in the library of every clinician who works with persons who have dementia." - Maria D. Llorente, MD, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 203, Issue 12, December 2015

"Written and edited by internationally recognized clinician-researchers, this is essential reading for any professional involved in the care of patients with dementia... This is a superb book written by top-notch clinician-researchers in dementia. It is currently the best resource for understanding dementia syndromes." - Doody's Notes