Marcelo Merello • Sergio E. Starkstein
Editors
2014
Since the end of the twentieth century, the cognitive and psychiatric comorbidities of movement disorders have received increasing attention. On the other hand, the study of movement disorders in dementia has been relatively neglected. To our knowledge, there are no specific books devoted to clarify the variety, mechanism, and treatment of motor problems in dementia.
A.J. Larner 2014 Pragmatic Studies in the Cognitive Function Clinic What contribution(s) to the diagnosis and care of people with cognitive disorders can a neurology-led dementia clinic make? Naïve readers of recent United Kingdom policy documents such as the guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence/Social Care Institute for Excellence (NICE/SCIE; 2006) […]
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Joost Dekker Editor 2014 Medical, Neuromuscular and Behavioral Perspectives
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Jay A. Yelon • Fred A. Luchette Editors 2014 The new and well-written textbook, Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care (edited by Jay Yelon and Fred Luchette), is a timely and necessary addition to our current body of knowledge on this topic. The existing medical landscape in the United States includes a population of 315 million […]
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Robert A. Norman • Edward M. Young, Jr 2014 This atlas seeks to provide informative reading for dermatologists, geriatricians, internal nmedicine and family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and medical assistants who provide care for the elderly. The work also offers ample material for medical, nursing, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students. Dermatology […]
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Steven B. Leder • Debra M. Suiter 2014 An Evidence-Based Approach to Decision Making We have made every effort to ensure that all information in this book is evidence-based and has been published in peer- reviewed journals. This is important in the area of swallow screening because many clinicians have their own idiosyncratic ways of […]
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Sergio Sandrucci • Baudolino Mussa Editors 2014 Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), used since the 1940s for hemodynamic measurement and with a limited clinical role, were reintroduced in the 1970s as an alternative to non-tunnelled central vascular catheters (CVCs) for the delivery of total parenteral nutrition. Initially, polyethylene catheters were used, but their use was […]
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David R. Thomas • Gregory A. Compton Editors 2014 A Guide for Clinicians The Pressure ulcer volume is a welcome addition to the Springer Aging Medicine Series. It is written for the nursing and medical generalist, student, or practitioner. It is a collection of scholarly review articles written by respected active wound care clinicians and teachers. One additional […]
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Ahmad Massoud • Nima Rezaei Editors 2014 Aging is defined as the accumulation of changes in a person over time. It is well established that the overall immune function declines with advancing age, a phenomenon referred to as immunosenescence. Several studies have been performed during recent decades, indicating the pathological consequences of age-related changes in the immune system, leading […]
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Bodh I. Jugdutt Editor 2014 Mechanisms and Management The concept for this book on aging and heart failure (HF) was born in the 1980s with the publication of the book entitled The Aging Heart: Its Function and Responses to Stress , edited by Dr. Myron L. Weisfeldt, MD. It was later fueled along in the early 1990s by […]
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