The Pathologic Physiology of Dementia - With Indications for Diagnosis and Treatment

List of contents

1. Historical Overview of Dementia.- Prelude to the Modern Era.- Age of Alzheimer and Kraepelin.- History of Alzheimer's Disease.- References.- 2. Clinical Manifestations as a Determinant of Dementia.- General Considerations.- Functional Mental Syndromes as a Manifestation of Brain Disease.- Acute Confusion.- Specialized Syndromes in Dementia.- Summary of Specialized Syndromes.- Summary of Clinical Manifestations.- References.- 3. Diagnostic Tests of Dementia as Research Tools.- Psychological Tests of Intelligence.- Electroencephalography.- Radiographic Technique.- Morphologic and Chemical Assay of Brain Tissue.- References.- 4. Treatment of Senile Dementia.- Acute Confusion.- Circulatory Agents.- Metabolic Stimulants.- Psychoactive Drug Therapy.- Antiviral Therapy.- Surgical Management.- Conclusions.- References.- 5. Epidemiology of Dementia.- General Considerations.- Previous Surveys of Senile Dementia.- The GM Survey.- Etiologic Implications of Epidemiology.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 6. Current Evaluation of Pathologic Correlates of Dementia.- Congophilic Angiopathy.- Senile Plaques.- Neurofibrillary Tangles.- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.- Other Pathologic Correlates.- References.- 7. Arteriosclerotic Dementia.- Dementia Following Multiple Strokes.- Little Strokes.- Diffuse Cerebral Ischemia.- Cerebral Blood Flow Study of Dementia.- Summary.- References.- 8. Critical Evaluation of the Concept of Mental Aging.- Functional Aspects of the Elderly Brain.- Pathology of the Aged Brain.- Epidemiology of Mental Aging.- Conclusions.- Summary of Mental Aging.- References.- 9. Nature and Cause of Alzheimer's Disease: The Case for Slow Virus Infection.- Nature of AD.- Etiologic Potential for AD.- References.

Product details

• Authors: R M Torack, R. M. Torack
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9783642884399
• ISBN: 978-3-642-88439-9
• No. of pages: 158
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 158 p. 13 illus.
• Series: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie; Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Gesundheitswesen, MEDICAL / General, C; SCH00007 - Medicine/Public Health, general; SUCO11650 - Medicine; Senile Demenz