Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians

An essential, practical guide for neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, and others who work with the elderly, Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 4th Edition, provides up-to-date information on detection, diagnosis, and treatment-including recent, significant medical advancements, drug therapies, and research. Drs. Andrew E. Budson and Paul R. Solomon focus on the day-to-day tools clinicians need, thoroughly covering the essentials of physical and cognitive examinations plus laboratory and imaging studies for dementia and related illnesses. This fully revised edition is particularly timely in a field that is experiencing tremendous progress and change in numerous areas, and contains authoritative, real-world guidance to help you make accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions with confidence. Contains fully updated content from cover to cover, with a new chapter on Amyloid-Targeting Therapies, information on newly FDA-approved drugs for treatment (donanemab, benzgalantamine, and lecanemab) as well as discontinued drugs that must be phased out, and newly revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's diseaseCovers recent advances in the understanding of blood, plasma, and imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis of AD and related disorders; advances in understanding genetic causes; new developments in lifestyle interventions and technology, such as wearable devices; and recent progress in blood testing for accurate diagnosisProvides comprehensive coverage of hot topics such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), primary age-related tauopathy (PART), and limbic-predominant, age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE)Incorporates real-world case studies that facilitate the management of both common and uncommon conditionsReflects current National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association and DSM-5-TR criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and related disordersProvides access to dozens of videos that illustrate common tests, clinical signs, and diagnostic featuresFeatures Quick Start boxes at the top of every chapter to inform your clinical approach, as well as diagrams, charts, patient brain imaging studies, pathology images, and anatomical illustrations to visually support the textAn eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date