Pocket Reference to Alzheimer's Disease Management

• Main Authors: Burke, Anna (Author), Hall, Geri R. (Author), Yaari, Roy (Author), Fleisher, Adam (Author), Dougherty, Jan (Author), Young, Jeffrey (Author), Brand, Helle (Author), Tariot, Pierre (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tarporley : Springer Healthcare Ltd. : Imprint: Springer Healthcare, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Pharmacotherapy.; Neurobiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.
• Physical Description: XI, 95 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781910315224

This Pocket Reference offer a multifaceted guide on various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease. This thorough review discusses the challenges of diagnosis, different stages of the disease, testing, and current treatment methods, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of cognitive decline and symptoms due to Alzheimer’s disease. The book also has specific chapters on care issues for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, which describes what clinician's and caregivers should expect and how to manage the disease at its various stages. Additionally, the book provides helpful guides, tables, and tips for clinicians and caregivers to help care for the patient and the caregiver themselves.