Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Randolph W. Parks, PhD, PsyD, ABN, is an adjunct professor of psychology (ret.) in the Department of Psychology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.Ronald F. Zec, PhD, ABPP-CN, ABN, is an associate professor emeritus in the Department of Neurology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and at the Dale and Deborah Smith Center for Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, Neuroscience Institute, Springfield, Illinois.Mark W. Bondi, PhD, ABPP-CN, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego and director of the Neuropsychological Assessment Unit at the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Diego Shirley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.Angela L. Jefferson, PhD, is a professor in and vice chair of the Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and director of the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

• Preface Part I: Introduction to Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease and Aging Chapter 1: Neuropsychology, Neuroanatomy, and Neuropathology of the Anterograde Amnesia of Alzheimer's DiseaseRonald F. Zec Chapter 2: Mild Cognitive Impairment and Preclinical Alzheimer's DiseaseKelsey R. Thomas, Emily C. Edmonds, Joel S. Eppig, Christina G. Wong, Shanna Cooper, Alexandra J. Weigand, and Mark W. Bondi Chapter 3: Neuropsychology of Normal Aging: The Clinician's Perspective Maura N. Mitrushina Chapter 4: Applications From Cognitive Neuropsychology to the Clinical Assessment of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Rosie E. Curiel Cid, Arlene Raffo, David Loewenstein, Marcela Kitaigorodsky, and Giselle Leal Chapter 5: Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Decision-Making in Neuropsychological AssessmentOtto Pedraza Part II: Differentiating Alzheimer's Disease From Other Cognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Conditions Chapter 6: Dementia in Lewy Body Diseases and Other Atypical Movement DisordersDenis S. Smirnov, Dawn M. Schiehser, J. Vincent Filoteo, and David P. Salmon Chapter 7: Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal DementiaMegan S. Barker, Jessica Bove, and Katya Rascovsky Chapter 8: Primary Progressive AphasiaEmily Rogalski, Tamar Gefen, and Sandra Weintraub Chapter 9: Vascular Cognitive Impairment Jean K. Ho and Daniel A. Nation Chapter 10: The Dementia of Huntington's Disease Frederick W. Bylsma and Erica K. Sieg Chapter 11: Creutzfeldt-Jakob and Prion Diseases Carlton S. Gass and Ashok Verma Chapter 12: Alzheimer's Disease in Down SyndromeWarren B. Zigman, Nicole Schupf, Sharon J. Krinsky-McHale, and Wayne P. Silverman Medical Neuropsychological Conditions Chapter 13: The Neuropsychology of Multiple SclerosisBrian M. Sandroff, Joshua Sandry, and John DeLuca Chapter 14: Toxicometabolic Disorders and Nutritional Deficiencies Michael R. Meager, Kathryn V. Lester, and Gregory P. Lee Chapter 15: Communicating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Per Hellström, Maria Wallin, Carsten Wikkelsö, and Mats Tullberg Chapter 16: Alcohol-Related Dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome David P. Salmon and William C. Heindel Chapter 17: Neuropsychology Findings in HIVErin Sundermann, Ni Sun-Suslow, and David J. Moore Chapter 18: Cognition and CancerJeffrey S. Wefel and Mariana E. Bradshaw Exposure Conditions Chapter 19: Solvent Encephalopathy and Toxic Exposure Roberta F. White and Caitlin Brand Chapter 20: Traumatic Head Injury and Chronic Traumatic EncephalopathyWilliam B. Barr Part III: Neuropsychiatric Considerations and Co-Morbidities in Dementia Chapter 21: Late-Life Depression, Cognition, and Dementia Rishi Bhalla, Meryl A. Butters, Aaron Koenig, Ruth O'Hara, and Ellen Coman Chapter 22: Cognitive Impairments in Severe Mental Illness in Later LifePhilip D. Harvey, Martin T. Strassnig, and Jennifer B. Rosenthal Chapter 23: The Neuropsychiatry of Neurodegenerative DiseaseAaron Ritter and Jeffrey L. Cummings Part IV: Dementia Pathophysiology and Brain Imaging Chapter 24: Neuropathological Underpinnings of the DementiasSonal Agrawal and Julie A. Schneider Chapter 25: Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Preclinical and Symptomatic Alzheimer's DiseaseDoug Galasko Chapter 26: Positron Emission Tomography in Alzheimer's DiseaseKacie Deters, Shannon L. Risacher, and Andrew J. Saykin Chapter 27: Structural Neuroimaging Features of Aging and Alzheimer's DiseasePatrick J. Lao, Indira C. Turney, and Adam M. Brickman Part V: Risk Factors and Prevention Methods Chapter 28: Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Katie E. Osborn, Elizbeth E. Moore, and Angela L. Jefferson Chapter 29: Lifestyle Intervention for Mild Cognition Impairment and Alzheimer's DiseaseLeslie Vaughan and Laura D. Baker Chapter 30: Pharmacological Interventions for Prevention of Symptomatic Alzheimer's DiseaseKathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman Part VI: Pharmacological Intervention, Behavioral Management, and Legal Considerations Chapter 31: Pharmacological Treatment in Alzheimer's Disease Maria Loizos, Judith Neugroschl, and Mary Sano Chapter 32: Adverse Effects of Medications on Cognition in Older AdultsAndrea Yevchak-Sillner and Donna Marie Fick Chapter 33: Social Cognition in Dementia Holly Tuokko Chapter 34: Everyday Function in Older AdultsSarah Tomaszewski Farias and Tania Giovannetti Chapter 35: Interventions to Address Functional Decline in Persons With Dementia: Closing the Gap Between What a Person "Does Do" and What They "Can Do"Laura N. Gitlin, Nancy A. Hodgson, Scott Choi, and Katherine Marx Chapter 36: Interventions for the Challenging Behaviors in DementiaLiselotte De Wit and Glenn E. Smith Chapter 37: Medical-Legal Capacities in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Adam Gerstenecker, Kristen Triebel, and Daniel C. Marson Chapter 38: Selected Legal and Financial Issues in Alzheimer's Disease and Other DementiasKristen M. Lewis, William H. Overman, and Randolph W. Parks Author IndexTest IndexSubject Index