Clinical Alzheimer rehabilitation / Prem P. Gogia, Nirek Rastogi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gogia, Prem P., 1953-

Contributor:

Rastogi, Nirek.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Rehabilitation.

Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer Disease.

Alzheimer Disease--rehabilitation.

Medical Subjects:

Alzheimer Disease.

Alzheimer Disease--rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

xiii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

Despite the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), current research remains limited, and AD is still one of the most mysterious diseases to date, even to health professionals. Gogia and Rastogi's up-to-date resource for AD clinicians and caregivers serves to demystify AD and dementia at large.

This easy-to-read guidebook contains the latest research on dementia and AD in the elderly population, including the causes and risk factors of AD, diagnosis information, and symptoms and progressions of the disease. Significant emphasis is given to the physical, mental, and verbal rehabilitation challenges of patients with AD.

Key Features: Outliens specific rehabilitation goals for the physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, and general caregiver, Includes chapters on prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and caring for AD patients within the home and in long-term, institutional settings, Provides guidelines on how to address rehabilitation challenges, including strength-building to prevent falls, swallowing exercises to prevent malnutrition, and speech language skills to promote communication. With this book, Gogia and Rastogi set forth the necessary caregiving and diagnostic tools to address the ongoing challenge of caring for AD patients-tools that have been clinically proven to help arrest this devastating, neurodegenerative disease.

Contents:

Dementia syndrome

Causes and risk factors of Alzheimer's disease

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease

Diagnosis and assessment of Alzheimer's disease

Progression of Alzheimer's disease

Prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Caring at home for people with Alzheimer's disease

Long-term care of people with Alzheimer's disease

Rehabilitation challenges of people with Alzheimer's disease

End-of-life care for persons with Alzheimer's disease.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index.

ISBN:

9780826117076

0826117074

OCLC:

222134827