CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA; ED. BY JOHN O'BRIEN

When discussing dementia, the medical literature tends to focus on Alzheimer's disease, leaving other dementias, such as those relating to cerebrovascular disease, somewhat neglected, despite being a common cause of cognitive decline in later life. However, in recent years there has been a remarkable transformation in our knowledge about the role of vascular factors in cognitive decline and dementia. It is now recognized that cerebrovascular disease influences clinical expression of cognitive and non cognitive features in a variety of cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer's disease itself. Cerebrovascular Disease, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia reviews what is now known about the relationship between cerebrovascular disease and dementia. It describes new knowledge of how vascular processes interact with neuro-degenerative ones, and how both appear to be risk factors for the other. The book contains contributions from leading international experts and covers epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical features, investigations (including neuroimaging), management, and service and caregiver issues. The second edition of this pioneering text is completely revised and emphasizes the primary and secondary prevention of cerebrovascular disease and the treatment of cognitive impairment. A truly comprehensive yet accessible text which puts basic research findings in a clinically relevant context, this book will appeal to psychiatrists, neurologists, geriatricians, allied health professionals, and others involved in the care of patients with cognitive impairment and dementia The Second Edition Of This Book Has Been Reorganized And Expanded To Include Emphasis On Primary And Secondary Prevention Of Cerebrovascular Disease As Well As On The Treatment Of Cognitive Impairment. Classification And Diagnosis -- Historical Overview / Lars Gustafson -- Classification And Diagnostic Criteria / Robert Stewart -- Epidemiology And Risk Factors -- Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia In Europe / Ingmar Skoog, Olafur Aevarsson -- Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia In North America / Robin Eastwood, John O'brien -- Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia In Japan / Akira Homma, Kazuo Hasegawa -- Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia In China / Xin Yu, Yucun Shen -- Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia: Meta-analysis / Anthony F Jorm, Rajeev Kumar -- The Epidemiology Of Vascular Dementia: An Overview And Commentary / Anthony F Jorm, John O'brien -- Pathophysiology Of Cerebrovascular Disease--with Reference To Dementias -- The Neuropathology Of Vascular Dementia And Its Overlap With Alzheimer's Disease / Arne Brun -- White Matter Pathology Of Vascular Dementia / Elisabet Englund -- Neurotransmitter Changes In Vascular Dementia / Jennifer A Court, Elaine K Perry, Raj N Kalaria -- Hereditary Forms Of Vascular Dementia / Martin Dichgans -- Homocysteine, Cerebrovascular Disease, Cognitive Function And Aging / Katherine L Tucker, Tammy M Scott, Marshal Folstein -- Clinical Features -- Clinical Pathological Correlates / Lars Gustafson, Ulla Passant -- Behavioral Neurology Of Sporadic Vascular Dementia / Kjell Martin Moksnes, Anders Wallin -- Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment And Cognitive Impairment After Stroke / Sally Stephens, Stuart Sadler, Elise Rowan, Michael Bradbury, Clive Ballard. Edited By John O' Brien ... [et Al.]. Rev. Ed. Of: Cerebrovascular Disease And Dementia / Edmond Chiu ... [et Al.]. 2000. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: ""Contents"" ""Contributors"" ""Foreword"" ""Preface"" ""Chapter 1 Historical overview"" ""chapter 2 Classification and diagnostic criteria"" ""chapter 3 Epidemiology of vascular dementia in Europe"" ""chapter 4 Epidemiology of vascular dementia in North America"" ""chapter 5 Epidemiology of vascular dementia in Japan"" ""chapter 6 Epidemiology of vascular dementia in China"" ""chapter 7 Epidemiology of vasculardementia: meta-analysis"" ""chapter 8 The epidemiology of vascular dementia: an overview and commentary"" ""Chapter 9 The neuropathology of vascular dementia and its overlap with Alzheimer�s disease""""chapter 10 White matter pathology of vascular dementia"" ""chapter 11 Neurotransmitter changes in vascular dementia"" ""chapter 12 Hereditary forms of vascular dementia"" ""chapter 13 Homocysteine, cerebrovascular disease, cognitive function and aging"" ""chapter 14 Clinical pathological correlates"" ""chapter 15 Behavioral neurology of sporadic vascular dementia"" ""chapter 16 Vascular mild cognitive impairment and cognitive impairment after stroke"" ""Chapter 17 Cognition and neuropsychology""""chapter 18 Noncognitive symptoms"" ""chapter 19 Clinical assessment and investigations"" ""chapter 20 Neuroimaging in vascular dementia"" ""chapter 21 Primary prevention"" ""chapter 22 Secondary prevention: medical management of established cerebrovascular disease"" ""chapter 23 The treatment of cognitive impairment in vascular dementia"" ""chapter 24 Management of psychiatric disorders associated with I cerebrovascular disease"" ""chapter 25 Vascular dementia: consequences for family carers and implications for management"" Cerebral vascular disease holds a position as a major cause of neurological disability and mental disorder, especially in old age with a wide spectrum of psychiatric manifestations such as delirium, dementia, personality change, affective disorder, hallucinations, paranoia and other psychotic reactions, as well as circumscribed cognitive deficits such as dysphasia, memory impairment and dyspraxia.