Mayo clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias [electronic resource] / Jonathan Graff-Radford ; Angela M. Lunde, medical editors.

[Newburyport, Massachusetts] : Mayo Clinic Press, 2020.©2020

Graff-Radford, Jonathan. editor.

Lunde, Angela. editor.

ProQuest (Firm) issuing body.

01-01-2020

1 online resource (463 pages)

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E-BOOK (Copy 1) EBL 1272410-1001 ONLINE

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Alzheimer's disease

Dementia

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9780795352928

This book from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic offers an update on what experts know about Alzheimer's and related dementias, including the latest research into treatment and prevention, ways to live well with dementia, and recommendations for caregivers. While Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, many related types also affect adults worldwide, causing loss of memory, reason, judgment, and other cognitive functions. Although the diseases that cause dementia have long been considered unrelenting and incurable, recent advances offer hope. This book includes information about: - What to expect of typical aging and what are the earliest signs of abnormal aging - Memory loss and other forms of cognitive impairment that may lead to dementia - Characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body dementia, and vascular cognitive impairment - The latest research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - Caring for and supporting someone living with dementia. Are there ways you can lower your risk? Can dementia be prevented? Can you live well with dementia? If so, how? You'll find answers to these important questions and more in this book.

Intro -- Letter from the editors -- PREFACE -- Mike's story: Dementia at age 52 -- Finding hope in dementia -- PART 1 Typical aging vs. dementia -- CHAPTER 1 What's typical and what's not -- Your brain and typical aging -- The cognitive spectrum -- Aging that's not typical -- Some reassurance -- CHAPTER 2 Mild cognitive impairment -- What is mild cognitive impairment? -- Outlook -- Inside the MCI brain -- Treatment -- Slowing the decline -- Making progress -- CHAPTER 3 What is dementia? -- Dementia 101 -- Common causes of dementia -- Other causes of dementia -- Causes of dementia-like symptoms -- Risk factors for dementia -- Reducing your risk -- CHAPTER 4 Getting an accurate dementia diagnosis -- Common tests and evaluations -- When other tests are needed -- Ruling out other conditions -- When test results signal dementia -- Identifying the cause of dementia -- How a timely diagnosis can help -- PART 2 Alzheimer's disease -- CHAPTER 5 The science of Alzheimer's disease -- Breakdown in the brain -- Contributing factors -- Protective factors -- The Alzheimer's Experience -- CHAPTER 6 Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease -- Detecting cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease -- Stages of Alzheimer's disease -- Concurrent causes of dementia -- Other conditions that can accompany Alzheimer's -- CHAPTER 7 Atypical and young-onset Alzheimer's dementia -- Atypical Alzheimer's -- Logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia -- Posterior cortical atrophy -- Behavioral/dysexecutive Alzheimer's disease -- Young-onset Alzheimer's -- CHAPTER 8 Treating Alzheimer's disease -- Goals for treatment and care -- Medications for cognitive symptoms -- Medications for psychological symptoms -- Therapies and daily living strategies -- Creating a plan for living well -- PART 3 Causes of dementia other than Alzheimer's -- CHAPTER 9 Frontotemporal degeneration.Types of frontotemporal degeneration -- Signs and symptoms -- What causes frontotemporal degeneration? -- Diagnosis -- Treating the disorder -- Managing symptoms -- Optimizing well-being -- CHAPTER 10 Lewy body dementia -- Deposits in the brainstem -- What happens in Lewy body dementia? -- Signs and symptoms -- Diagnosis -- Receiving a diagnosis -- Treating the disease -- Managing symptoms -- Optimizing well-being -- CHAPTER 11 Vascular cognitive impairment -- Your brain's vascular system -- Causes -- Signs and symptoms -- Diagnosis -- Treating the disease -- PART 4 Living a full life with dementia -- Mike's story: 'get busy living or get busy dying' -- CHAPTER 12 Addressing the stigmas -- What is stigma? -- 5 common misconceptions -- Shifting away from stigmas -- CHAPTER 13 Adjusting to a diagnosis -- Coming to terms -- Effects on the family -- Next steps -- CHAPTER 14 Road map toward well-being -- Addressing the stigma -- Know your strengths -- Accommodate changing abilities -- Avoid isolation -- Be kind to yourself -- CHAPTER 15 Planning for the end of life -- Starting the conversation -- Palliative care and hospice care -- Dementia's effects at the end of life -- Making decisions for someone with dementia -- Offering person-centered care -- Coping with death -- PART 5 Life as a care partner -- CHAPTER 16 Who are caregivers? -- Challenges, positive effects -- Caregivers vs. care partners -- Long-distance support -- An unrequested role -- Caregiver's bill of rights -- CHAPTER 17 Overcoming the challenges -- Learn everything you can -- Focus on well-being -- Offer empathy -- Recognize strengths and potential -- Understand and reduce distress -- Communicate skillfully -- Be compassionate to yourself -- CHAPTER 18 Road map toward well-being -- Moving toward acceptance -- Guilt and grief -- What you focus on matters -- Practicing mindfulness.Showing compassion - to yourself -- Options for support -- PART 6 Brain health for everyone -- CHAPTER 19 Healthy aging -- Keys to good brain health -- A word on 'brain training' -- What about social isolation? -- Does sleep make a difference? -- Prevention -- Putting it all together -- CHAPTER 20 Research and trends -- Detecting Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear -- Promising blood tests for Alzheimer's disease -- Advances in Lewy body dementia -- Prions and neurodegenerative disease -- Infections and neurodegenerative disease -- Gum (periodontal) disease -- Gut health and dementia -- Gene therapy -- Frontotemporal degeneration and related disorders -- The role of brain networks -- Next steps for research -- Additional resources.

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