Clinical Dementia Science

Author: Wang Rui
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book primarily introduces organic psychopathology and its examination methods, the concept and evolution of organic syndromes, focal brain damage and mental symptoms, briefly introduces brain structures and the cranial imaging features of common organic dementias, and introduces newly discovered dementias in recent years, such as heroin-associated leukoencephalopathy, HIV dementia, and Lewy body dementianew research progress. It elaborates in detail on the concepts, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and key points of treatment for various types of dementia. This book is a novel and highly practical reference tool suitable for psychiatrists, neurologists, and other healthcare workers.