Author: MAYEUX, Richard & ROSEN, Wilma G. eds.
Title: The Dementias. Advances in Neurology, Volume 38.
Description: Raven Press, 1983. Hardcover. The 18 chapters from various contributors cover topics starting with diagnostic aspects involved in differentiating dementia from non-dementing conditions. This book covers the treatable dementias and dementia in disease states such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Parkinson disease and Huntington disease. Further topics include: - bioageing, neurochemistry of Alzheimer disease - neuropsychological aspects of Alzheimer disease - experimental pharmacology of Alzheimer disease - EEG changes in the dementias and ageing, CT scanning, and the use of positron emission tomography with discussion on ability to study changes in regional metabolism - the dementias of Parkinson disease and Huntington chorea - Dementia and cerebrovascular disease - Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. A few small closed tears to edge of dj, otherwise conditionvg. B/W illustrations, graphs, tables, photos. 271pp. ISBN 08900046964

Keywords: abnormalities agent aging Alzheimer Alzheimer's atrophy basal behavioral blood bradykinesia brain cells cerebral cerebrovascular chronic clinical cognitive computed correlated cortex cortical Creutzfeldt-Jakob CT deficits demented dementia depression diag