What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia Radin Gary
Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession continues to advance distinctions of various types of "other" dementias. What If It's Not…
Specifikacia What If It's Not Alzheimer's?: A Caregiver's Guide to Dementia Radin Gary
Although the public most often associates dementia with Alzheimer's disease, the medical profession continues to advance distinctions of various types of "other" dementias. What If It's Not Alzheimer's? is the first and remains the only comprehensive guide dealing with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), the most common form of dementia for people under 60 years of age. The contributors are either specialists in their fields or have exceptional hands-on experience with FTD sufferers. Beginning with a focus on the medical facts, the first part defines and explores FTD as an illness distinct from Alzheimer's disease. Also considered are clinical and medical care issues and practices, as well as such topics as finding a medical team, palliative approaches to managing care and rehabilitation interventions. The next section on managing care examines the daily care routine including exercise,