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Non-amnestic dementias: special considerations for clinicians and caregivers

Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, and Charles A. Dana Research Institute; Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Lissa Robins Kapust, MSS

Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuroscience, Social Service Department and Charles A. Dana Research Center; Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Memory disorders are only one aspect of degenerative dementia. When the dementia instead is characterized by prominent impairments of judgment, insight, reasoning and social graces, this provides a challenge not only for differential diagnosis, but also for management. Two case studies illustrate the special issues facing a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and the caregivers who are involved with patients with non-amnestic dementias. The unique situation of the patient with presenile dementia is considered and broader questions of public policy are raised.

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 4, No. 3, 6-11 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/153331758900400306


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