Alzheimer’s Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment (English Edition)

The authors present a didactic way, from the concepts of the signs and
symptoms that characterize mild cognitive impairment and dementia, even the most
recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, both pharmacological and
non-pharmacological methods. Describe the fi base physiopathological the
organization of cognition and social behavior, using the scheme cortical and
subcortical networks, leading to patterns or pro fi les clinical behavior speci fi, which
help us to establish a differential diagnosis among the main causes dementia, and
transmitting, in summary form, essential knowledge for health professionals.