Continuing our clinical teaching series, Dr Robert Tobiansky describes the many routes of current research and development in the search for a pharmacological treatment for dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
When dementia strikes at a younger age there are special problems for both sufferer and carer. Jill Walton and Penelope Roques describe the role of the nurse at a specialist clinic for people with pre-senile dementia. Author/s: Jill Walton, Penelope Roques For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...
Sharing care facilities with people over 65 can exacerbate the problems faced by younger people with dementia. Eddie Mulligan argues that this group has special needs and deserves specialist services. Author/s: Eddie Mulligan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Dr Robert Tobiansky explains the process of assessment and differential diagnosis of dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Dr Robert Tobiansky reviews current knowledge of prevalence, cost, and the clinical course of dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Diffuse Lewy body disease was thought very rare until recent years. Its discovery in increasing numbers of patients has added significantly to understanding the different forms of dementia, writes Dr Robert Tobiansky. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...
Dr Gill Livingston discusses the main causes of the rarer primary dementias, plus those dementias which are secondary to another disease, and may thus be reversible. Author/s: Gill Livingston For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Beginning our clinical series, Dr Robert Tobiansky defines dementia, and describes what happens to the brain and how this affects emotions and behaviour in Alzheimer’s disease. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this second article in our clinical teaching series, Dr Robert Tobiansky describes the various different types of Vascular dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....