Demenze

NNA (Network Non Autosufficienza) è nato - da un'idea di Cristiano Gori, che lo coordina - per promuovere riflessioni scientif

Queste pagine nascono per riflettere, condividere e raccontare quanto sia prezioso e importante raccogliere le storie di vita

Fatica, rabbia, frustrazione sono i sentimenti del familiare che vive con una persona malata di Alzheimer

Il problema delle patologie legate all'invecchiamento della popolazione sta investendo inesorabilmente i sistemi sociali e san

Dementia is the most common type of neurodegenerative disorder. Non-Alzheimer's and Atypical Dementia concentrates on each form of dementia individually, considering symptoms, diagnosis and treatment * Focuses on non-Atypical Dementia * Multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management * Allows development of management and care plan strategies * Practical approach including case studies * Written by a world-renowned editorial team

Dementia Care at a Glance is the perfect companion for health and social care professionals, nurses, students as well as family members and voluntary workers needing information and guidance about dementia care. Taking a person-centred and interpersonal approach, each chapter outlines an aspect of the experience of living with dementia and the steps that the nurse or healthcare professional can take to support them. This comprehensive book will assist readers to respond effectively, sensitively and with compassion to people living with dementia in acute settings, as well as in care environments and at home. It acknowledges the challenges that arise for people with dementia, family members and professionals and offers practical solutions based on current thinking and best practice. * Presented in the bestselling at a Glance format, with superb illustrations and a concise approach * Covers the common forms and manifestations of dementia, their causes, and how to address them * Addresses a wide range of topics including, interventions, communication, care planning, medication, therapy, leadership as well as ethical and legal issues * Takes a positive holistic approach, including not only physical and mental health issues but social and spiritual implications and a person-centred focus throughout * Suitable for students on a range of healthcare courses * Supported by a companion website with multiple-choice questions and reflective questions

Il programma COTiD - Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (denominato EDOMAH nei Paesi Bassi, dove è stato ideato) - è u

Qual è la vera natura della demenza? Quali le sue cause? Che cosa dovrebbe essere richiesto a organizzazioni e individui coinvolti nella cura di chi ne è affetto? Oggi finalmente disponibile in Italia, il libro di Tom Kitwood risponde a queste e molte altre domande, rivoluzionando il modo di considerare la demenza e promuovendo un innovativo paradigma di cura e di assistenza, alternativo al modello medico e centrato sulla persona. L'autore - tra i massimi esperti del settore - coniuga i dati della ricerca con i frutti di una lunga esperienza clinica, promuovendo un approccio che, attraverso il riconoscimento della soggettività unica dell'individuo con demenza, della sua esperienza e dei suoi sentimenti, cerca di comprendere il significato di comportamenti apparentemente irrazionali, per aumentare il benessere della persona e realizzare un'assistenza di qualità. Il volume si pone come riferimento per tutti i professionisti coinvolti nell'assistenza agli anziani, ricercatori, studenti, assistenti familiari di persone affette da demenza.

A partire dal 2015, 47,5 milioni di persone nel mondo vivono con demenza

A sette anni dalla pubblicazione di "Demenza

Trusted as the leading text in the field, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, 6th Edition, brings you fully up to date with new developments in this rapidly-changing subspecialty. International experts provide thorough coverage of basic science and clear guidance for your day-to-day clinical challenges - from innovative medical and surgical treatments to new drug delivery systems and recent discoveries in genetics, plus much more. In addition, an extensive online video atlas demonstrates movement and posture abnormalities, as well as unique and unusual phenomenology. Get comprehensive, current information on every aspect (including behavioral and psychologic concomitants) of all common and uncommon movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases, tremors, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, Huntington's disease, and ataxias. It helps you to focus on the new discoveries you need to know about: the role of ubiquitin-proteosome and autophagy systems in neurodegeneration; genetics of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; innovative medical and surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and hyperkinetic movement disorders; and more. It allows you to stay up to date with new information on autoimmune disorders, novel deliveries of drugs, and new formulations of botulinum toxin. You can get the benefit from access to an outstanding online video library (with dozens of new videos) that demonstrate what you're likely to see in practice and key elements to look for. You can instantly view videos online with your tablet or smartphone, thanks to new QR codes inserted throughout the text. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: dozens of videos that demonstrate the movement and posture abnormalities and other disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurologic disorders. It provides complete content with enhanced navigation. It has powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web. It offers cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation. It has highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text. It provides the ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues. It also offers quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

Come si può comprendere meglio il mondo delle persone malate di demenza? Come affrontare in modo comprensivo i loro comportame

Diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases can prove particularly intimidating to clinicians, because many times the diagnosis cannot be critically "confirmed" by a simple test. New imaging modalities have advanced to the point of high resolution, morphological, metabolic and functional analysis. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging have recently emerged as outstanding non-invasive techniques for the study of the neurodegenerative disorders. Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disorders covers all the imaging techniques and new exciting methods like new tracers, biomarker, metabolomic and gene-array profiling, potential for applying such techniques clinically, and offers present and future applications as applied to the neurodegenerative disorders with the most world renowned scientists in these fields. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers, clinicians, and trainees in neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry, and radiology.

"Questo libro è l'urlo disperato di un operatore che nei suoi 27 anni di lavoro non ha mai smesso un istante di credere nel va

ABC of Dementia is a practical guide to help healthcare professionals develop knowledge, skills, confidence and an understanding of dementia, in order to support those with dementia to live well. It begins with the cognitive disabilities and underlying brain diseases that define dementia, before moving on to diagnostic assessment and early intervention for dementia. There is a focus on the experience of the person with dementia and their families, highlighting the journey from diagnosis to end of life, including the role of person-centred care, and the limited therapeutic options available. Separate chapters address dementia in acute hospital settings, primary care, and care for those with the most severe challenges, as well as the specific needs of younger people developing dementia. The ethical and legal context of dementia care is also outlined. From a multidisciplinary author team, ABC of Dementia is a valuable resource for general practitioners, family physicians and other health care professionals caring for patients with dementia and related disorders. It is also relevant for geriatricians, psychologists, specialist and practice nurses, and nursing home staff.

Over the past ten years, there has been an increasing recognition that syndromes of frontotemporal dysfunction (FTD) are a common occurrence in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Such syndromes may be present in as many as 60% of patients with ALS. Conversely, the occurrence of motor neuron dysfunction in patients with clinically pure frontotemporal dementia is increasingly recognized. This suggests that to some extent there are overlapping syndromes in which both ALS and FTD occur within the same individual. This volume summarizes the advances in our understanding of these two disorders, as well as the potential relationship between the two. Key topics include advances in our ability to clinically describe the frontotemporal syndromes, preclinical detection, neuroimaging, and genetics. The exploding field of new markers in neuropathology is examined, as is the role of new genetic mutations in DNA/RNA transport systems. This book is the essential reference text for this topic, and will be of interest to neurologists and neurological trainees with a clinical or research interest in the FTDs or ALS, neuropsychologists, neuropathologists, and researchers.