Case Studies in Dementia: Volume 1
Common and Uncommon Presentations

Unique collection of dementia case studies from around the world, emphasizing clinical reasoning, integrative thinking and problem-solving skills.

Serge Gauthier (Edited by), Pedro Rosa-Neto (Edited by)

9780521188302, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 21 April 2011

322 pages, 30 b/w illus. 20 colour illus. 10 tables
24.4 x 17.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.64 kg

' … accessible and insightful, and easily digested …' ACNR Journal

Dementia is amongst the greatest challenges facing the medical profession as the population ages. Accurate diagnosis is essential as many rarer forms of the disease are treatable if recognized early. This collection of case studies from around the world illustrates both common and unusual causes of dementia, emphasizing clinical reasoning, integrative thinking and problem-solving skills. Each case consists of a clinical history, examination findings and special investigations, followed by diagnosis and discussion. The aim is to reinforce diagnostic skills through careful analysis of individual presenting patterns, and to guide treatment decisions, using state-of-the-art diagnostic classification and tools. The reader will be able to distinguish patients who need reassurance, closer follow-up or immediate referral to specialized services. Written and edited by internationally recognized experts in dementia, these case studies will inform and challenge clinicians at all stages of their careers.

Introduction to the diagnosis of dementia Serge Gauthier and Pedro Rosa-Neto
1. Subjective cognitive complaint S. Epelbaum and B. Dubois
2. Man with subjective complaints but abnormal CSF Machiel Pleizier and P. Scheltens
3. When mild cognitive impairment really is Alzheimer's disease Rawan Tarawneh and John C. Morris
4. Lost for words Paige Moorhouse
5. Man with right-sided numbness A. Arboix and M. Grau-Olivares
6. Don't be fooled by a misleadingly high MMSE score D. J. Burn
7. Hemiparesis followed by dementia Y. Deschaintre, F. Massoud and G. C. Léger
8. Young man with behavioral symptoms P. H. Robert
9. Alzheimer atypical presentation Serge Gauthier, Sylvie Belleville, Emilie Lepage and Jean-Paul Soucy
10. Difficulty playing tennis M. E. Growdon and G. D. Rabinovici
11. Progressive aphasia complicated by intracerebral bleeding G. C. Léger
12. Progressive difficulty with naming and object identification Mariana Blanco and Morris Freedman
13. A lady with weakness, fasciculations and failing memory Shahul Hameed, Ian R. A. Mackenzie and Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung
14. Progressive difficulty producing speech Mariana Blanco and Morris Freedman
15. Young man with progressive speech impairment and weakness Aiman Sanosi, Ian R. A. Mackenzie and Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung
16. Personality disintegration - it runs in the family Jette Stokholm, Peter Johannsen, Jørgen E. Nielsen and Anders Gade
17. Man with complaints about his left arm Yannick Nadeau, Mario Masellis and Sandra E. Black
18. The aged brain: when the pieces don't fit Bruno Franchi
19. Hypersexuality in a 69 year old man Oscar L. Lopez and James T. Becker
20. Man with fluctuating confusion Uwe Ehrt, Robert Perry and Dag Aarsland
21. Man with post-operative cognitive impairment Gustavo C. Román and Carlos Bazán III
22. Penicillin for dementia in a young man Huali Wang and Xin Yu
23. Glucose for dementia in a young woman Christian Schmidt, Steffen Plickert, David Summers and Inga Zerr
24. Dizzyness in someone with HIV Nicholas W. S. Davies and Bruce J. Brew
25. Case of a young man smoking pot but with a mother who died of dementia Serge Gauthier, Pedro-Rosa Neto, Jean-Paul Soucy and Gabriel Leonard
26. University educated man with childish behavior Ricardo Nitrini and Leonardo Caixeta
27. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration vs solvent intoxication: a piece that does not fit the puzzle Louis Verret and Rémi W. Bouchard
28. Man with difficulty keeping pace B. J. Kerklaan and P. Scheltens
29. Young woman with abnormal movements but no family history Ryan V. V. Evans and Kevin M. Biglan
30. Elderly lady with right sided visual hallucinations Will Guest, Gerald Pfeffer and Neil Cashman
31. Man with gait impairment and difficulty reading Joseph M. Ferrara and Irene Litvan
32. Man with problems for reading and calculating Paulo Caramelli and Mirna Lie Hosogi-Senaha
33. Man with gait impairment and urine incontinence Eric Schmidt
34. Falling before forgetting V. Jelic, I. Nennesmo, S. Pålhagen and B. Winblad
35. Mixed Alzheimer's disease and Wernicke's encephalopathy M. M. Kenan and R. S. Doody
36. Woman with dementia and hepatic disease Benjamin Lam, Mario Masellis and Sandra E. Black
37. Young woman with dementia and cerebrovascular disease: dementia with recurrent 'stroke' attacks Masamichi Ikawa and Makoto Yoneda
38. A young man with slow cognitive decline Marie Christie Guiot and Pedro Rosa-Neto
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Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]