A New Approach to Dementia

Produktbeschreibung

With both scientific and clinical relevance, this book is essential for clinicians and researchers in ageing and dementia as well as carers working with people living with dementia, students of neuropsychology/neurocognition, medicine and health and social care. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Dementia: Types, characteristics and
diagnosis. Chapter 3. Olfactory loss and dysfunction in dementia and cognitive
decline. Chapter 4. Gustatory dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline.
Chapter 5. Somatosensory Dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline. Chapter
6. Auditory dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline. Chapter 7. Visual
dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline. Chapter 8. Multi-sensory
Dysfunction in dementia and cognitive decline. Chapter 9. Economic evaluation of
sensory impairments related to dementia. Chapter 10. Environmental Design and
SMART Technology for Supporting People Living with Dementia and Sensory Changes 

Autoreninfo

Andrea Tales holds a Personal Chair in Neuropsychology and Dementia Research at Swansea University and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Emma Richards is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, with an interest in vascular-related dementias, early diagnosis and links with hearing loss. She works within Public Health Wales and has an honorary research position at Swansea University.

Jan Kremlßcek is head of Medical Biophysics LFHK at Charles University and Vice President of the Czech Society for Clinical Neurophysiology. He has been working on assessing neural activity connected with visual perception.