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Author:

Kurrle, Susan.

Title:

Physical comorbidities of dementia Susan Kurrle, Henry Brodaty, Roseanne Hogarth.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

x, 124 p. 24 cm.

Subject:

Dementia--Complications
Comorbidity
Dementia--complications
Dementia--physiopathology
Dementia--therapy

Other Authors:

Brodaty, Henry.
Hogarth, Roseanne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Falls; 3. Delirium; 4. Epilepsy; 5. Weight loss and nutritional disorders; 6. Incontinence; 7. Sleep disorders; 8. Visual dysfunction; 9. Oral disease; 10. Frailty; Index.

Summary:

"Dementia is reaching epidemic proportions. To date treatment has focused on cognitive and behavioural symptoms and their management, but the physical side has been neglected. Physical comorbidity is extremely common in people with dementia and leads to excess disability and reduced quality of life for the affected person and their family. Physical comorbidity is often treatable if not reversible. Epilepsy, delirium, falls, oral disease, malnutrition, frailty, incontinence, sleep disorders and visual dysfunction are found to occur more frequently in dementia sufferers. Physical Comorbidities of Dementia describes how these may present and gives detailed information and evidence-based recommendations on how to recognise and manage these conditions. Written by clinicians, each chapter deals with a separate condition accompanied by a list of recommendations for management. Physical Comorbidities of Dementia provides practical explanations and solutions to help all healthcare professionals to improve care for people with dementia"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Cambridge medicine

ISBN:

1107648262 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781107648265

OCLC:

(OCoLC)784577406

LCCN:

2012013673

Locations:

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)