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
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Notes on contributors, vi 1 Introduction, 1 Michael D. Geschwind and Caroline Racine Belkoura 2 The multidisciplinary evaluation of the atypical dementia patient, 6 Michael D. Geschwind and Caroline Racine Belkoura 3 Atypical Alzheimer s disease, 17 Sharon J. Sha and Gil D. Rabinovici 4 Vascular cognitive impairment: Diagnosis and treatment, 30 Helena C. Chui and Liliana Ramirez-Gomez 5 Frontotemporal dementia, 49 David C. Perry and Howard J. Rosen 6 Lewy body dementias (DLB/PDD), 64 Carol F. Lippa and Katherine L. Possin 7 Corticobasal degeneration and progressive supranuclear palsy, 77 Suzee E. Lee and Bruce L. Miller 8 Repeat expansion diseases and dementia, 90 Praveen Dayalu, Roger L. Albin and Henry Paulson 9 Prion diseases and rapidly progressive dementias, 103 Leonel T. Takada and Michael D. Geschwind 10 Autoimmune dementias, 123 Andrew McKeon and Sean J. Pittock 11 Toxic and metabolic dementias, 134 Michelle Mattingly, Katie Osborn and Leon Prockop 12 Leukoencephalopathies/leukodystrophies, 150 Gregory M. Pastores and Swati A. Sathe 13 Infectious causes of dementia, 170 Cheryl A. Jay, Emily L. Ho and John Halperin 14 Rheumatologic and other autoimmune dementias, 186 Laura J. Julian and Christopher M. Filley 15 Comprehensive management of the patient with an atypical dementia, 202 Jennifer Merrilees, Cynthia Barton, Amy Kuo and Robin Ketelle Index, 215
