Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition - 9780444503725

Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd EditionAging and Dementia\nAuthor(s): Francois Boller, Jordan H. Grafman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United States\nImprint: Elsevier\nISBN-13: 9780444503725, 978-0444503725\nSynopsis\nThe sixth volume of the Handbook is devoted to topics related to aging and dementia. The volume is introduced by two chapters dealing with age-related cognitive and neurobiological alterations in animals, including a detailed review of data obtained with transgenic and knockout technology. The next chapter reviews the cognitive changes associated with normal aging. The gamut of symptoms that occur in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are then described and analyzed, they include effects on attention, language, memory, non-verbal functions with emphasis on spatial abilities, olfaction and the motor system. The discussion of dementia syndromes is presented in two sections. The first concerns AD, which is discussed from the points of view of epidemiolo.