NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS. A CLINICAL GUIDE

1. Common Themes in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegeneration
2. Imaging Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Conditions
3. Role of Neuropsychology in Neurodegeneration
4. Alzheimer’s Disease
5. Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease
6. Parkinson’s Disease
7. Fronto-Temporal Dementia (FTD)
8. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
9. Huntington’s Disease
10. Parkinsonism-Plus Syndromes
11. Medical Mimics of Neurodegenerative Diseases
12. Prion Diseases
13. Managing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Neurodegenerative Diseases
14. HIV and Other Infectious Causes of Dementia
15. Neuroinflammatory Disorders
16. Clinical Trials in Neurodegeneration
17. Palliative Care and End of Life Care

This new edition provides an accessible guide to the commonest neurodegenerative diseases, outlining the main clinical features, treatment options and outcomes of the conditions most frequently encountered in clinical practice.
Beginning with an overview of the general principles that underlie degeneration, and the contribution of established and new diagnostics techniques, the book goes on to describe the most common neurodegenerative conditions and, new for the second edition, also HIV dementia and multiple sclerosis. Final chapters cover important management issues including the use of palliative care strategies, biomarkers and neuropsychology.
Written by experts in the field internationally Neurodegenerative Disorders, Second Edition is a practical guide for clinicians that will be indispensable for the management of these conditions.

• Provides a clear overview of the process of neurodegeneration and an updated synthesis of ideas in these disorders
• Presents succinct clinical information in a standardized format for easy access
• Comprises all the common neurodegenerative diseases, including conditions that may be misdiagnosed
• Provides a framework for clinical management based on the principles of palliative care for non-neoplastic disease
• Includes new chapters on biomarkers and neuropsychology

Authors
• Orla Hardiman. Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland
• Colin P. Doherty. Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, and St. James's Hospital, Department of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland
• Marwa Elamin. Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland
• Peter Bede. Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland