Dementia handbook & resource guide /
This new title is designed to bring together necessary and valuable information for the millions of individuals, family members, and caregivers affected by dementia. For those providing care and support to individuals with dementia, this resource provides easy-to-understand and helpful information a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amenia, NY :
Grey House Publishing, Inc.,
2020
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- De-'men-sha : an introduction
- Section One: Studies & statistics about dementia. World Alzheimer's report 2019 : attitudes to dementia / Alzheimer's Disease International ; Dementia : a public health priority ; Global action plan 2017-2025 on the public health response to dementia / The World Health Organization ; 2020 Alzheimer's disease by the numbers ; 2020 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures / Alzheimer's Association ; Alzheimer's disease mortality by state / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Section Two: Types of dementia. Aging ; Alzheimer's disease ; Argyrophilic grain disease ; Brain tumors ; Chronic drug or alcohol misuse ; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ; Delirium ; Dementia with Lewy bodies ; Emotional issues ; Environmental causes ; Frontotemporal disorders ; HIV-associated dementia (HAD) ; Huntington's disease ; Mild cognitive impairment ; Mixed dementia ; Neurosyphilis ; Normal pressure hydrocephalus ; Parkinson's disease ; Progressive supranuclear palsy ; Stroke ; Traumatic brain injury ; Vascular dementia ; Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ; Medication
- Section Three: Appendixes. Mediagraphy ; Glossary of terms ; Entry index ; Geographic index.
