Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Clinical Guide - Softcover

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Editors:

Orla Hardiman

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland

Colin P. Doherty

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, and St. James's Hospital, Department of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland

Associate Editors:

Marwa Elamin

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland

Peter Bede

Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Academic Unit of Neurology, Dublin, Ireland

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This new edition provides an accessible guide to the commonest neurodegenerative diseases, outlining the main clinical features, treatment options and outcomes of the conditions most frequently encountered in clinical practice.

Beginning with an overview of the general principles that underlie degeneration, and the contribution of established and new diagnostics techniques, the book goes on to describe the most common neurodegenerative conditions and, new for the second edition, also HIV dementia and multiple sclerosis. Final chapters cover important management issues including the use of palliative care strategies, biomarkers and  neuropsychology.

Written by experts in the field internationally Neurodegenerative Disorders, Second Edition is a practical guide for clinicians that will be indispensable for the management of these conditions.