Dementia with Lewy Bodies discusses cutting-edge topics covering the condition from diagnosis to management, as well as what is known about the neurobiological changes involved.

Features:

• Presents state-of-the-art coverage of the entire spectrum of the disease from diagnosis to management
• Supplies the history of the disease from biological knowledge through diagnosis and treatment
• Discusses what is known about neurological changes
• Addresses the challenges unique to dementia with Lewy bodies
• Provides a rapid introduction into state-of-the-art knowledge of Lewy body disease

Contents

• The Clinical Spectrum of Lewy Body Disease
• Classification and Diagnostic Criteria for DLB r
• Epidemiology
• Neuropsychological Features
• Neuropsychiatric Features
• The Neurology of DLB. Auronomic Dysfunction
• Neuroimaging
• Longitudinal Course and Mortality
• Pathology and Pathogenesis
• Neurochemical Pathology
• Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Pharmacological Treatment
• Non-pharmacological Management
• The Caregivers Perspective
• Dementia in Parkinson's Disease
• Less Common Lewy Body Disorders and Atypical Parkinson Syndromes
• Future Directions in Understanding and Treatment of Lewy Body Disease

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