Reviews
'... Each chapter is succinct, well written and up to date, and contains unseful infomation. The basic information is contained, and many of the chapters
also include some of the more advanced findings related to that specific area. This was an easy book to read and enjoyable from a specialist perspective.
The book is aimed at mental health specialists, primary care physicians and students, which is an ambitious spectrum. I think that it meets these
objectives and provides useful informatin on dementia syndromes for the practising physician in elderly care.'
Prof. P. Passmore
In
Age and Ageing 2010; 39: 662
Available online:
http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/pdf_extract/39/5/662-a
The Lancet Neurology, Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 788-789, September 2009
doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(09)70221-2
The nature and nurture of dementia
Márcia LF Chaves
'Dementia is a growing problem, estimated to affect 24·3 million individuals worldwide, with 4·6 million new cases every year. Furthermore, many elderly individuals have other memory deficits and problems in cognitive functioning, and the cost of caring for these patients is high. There is a need for a systematic approach towards the effects of dementia and the practical problems of managing this disorder.
In
Dementia in Clinical Practice, Giannakopoulos and Hof have compiled a practical and up ...'
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