Neurodegenerative dementias

Presents a logical and elegant review of basic science, diagnosis, and treatment of the most heavily researched and most commonly encountered group of devastating neurologic illnesses--the neurodegenerative dementias. Coverage includes laboratory research through patient management and on to psychoscoial dimensions of Alzheimer's research through patient management and on to psychosocial dimensions of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ALS, Pick's disease, Down's syndrome and much more. The stellar author team--already cited for their ground breaking research--skillfully weaves together scientific advances with clinical management of these conditions.