| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 9, 2015). |
| Summary |
This Pocket Reference offer a multifaceted guide on various aspects of Alzheimeŕℓℓs disease. This thorough review discusses the challenges of diagnosis, different stages of the disease, testing, and current treatment methods, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of cognitive decline and symptoms due to Alzheimeŕℓℓs disease. The book also has specific chapters on care issues for patients with Alzheimeŕℓℓs disease, which describes what clinician's and caregivers should expect and how to manage the disease at its various stages. Additionally, the book provides helpful guides, tables, and tips for clinicians and caregivers to help care for the patient and the caregiver themselves. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease -- Pharmacological Treatment of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease -- Pharmacological Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease -- Managing Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias -- Care Issues in Advanced Dementia -- Supporting Caregiver Health -- Appendix. |
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Alzheimer's disease.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Treatment.
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HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
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MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine
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MEDICAL / Diseases
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MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine
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MEDICAL / Internal Medicine
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Alzheimer's disease. (OCoLC)fst00806532
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Alzheimer's disease -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst00806591
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Emergency medicine.
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Medicine.
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Neurobiology.
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Neurology.
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Neurosciences.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Burke, Anna, MD, author.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9781910315217 |
| ISBN |
9781910315224 electronic bk. |
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1910315222 electronic bk. |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-1-910315-22-4 doi |
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