Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Author | : Robert Perry |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1996-11-28 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521561884 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521561884 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dementia with Lewy Bodies written by Robert Perry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-11-28 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is perhaps the second most common cause of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer's disease. This book, which represents the first authoritative statement about DLB, arises from a workshop held in Newcastle, England, in October 1995, which brought together leading investigators with clinical and research experience of this condition. It includes review articles, case studies and recent research findings from the main centres studying DLB. Covering the classification, cognitive manifestations, clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, genetics, neuropathology, neurochemistry and treatment of DLB, this is a landmark publication in clinical neuroscience. It presents new operational criteria for research on DLB, and will interest all concerned with the problem of dementia in the elderly.