Memory in Neurodegenerative Disease

Abstract

Part I. Biological Perspectives: 1. Nonhuman primate models of memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease: contributions from comparative neuropsychology Marlene Oscar-Berman, Fiona Bardenhagen 2. Non-primate animal models of motor and cognitive dysfunction associated with Huntington's Disease Raymond P. Kesner, J. Vincent Filoteo 3. Neuropathology and memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases Julie A. Testa, Roger A. Brumback, Tai-Kyoung Baik, Richard W. Leech, Thomas C. Cannon 4. Neurochemical aspects of memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease Edison Miyawaki, William C. Koller 5. Structural neuroimaging correlates of memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease Edith V. Sullivan, Deborah A. Cahn, Rosemary Fama, Paula K. Shear 6. Functional neuroimaging correlates of memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease Stanley Berent, Bruno Giordani Summary: 7. The biology of neurodegenerative diseases Hans J. Markowitsch Part II. Cognitive Perspectives: 8. The role of executive deficits in memory disorders in neurodegenerative disease Adrian M. Owen, Barbara J. Sahakian, Trevor W. Robbins 9. Prospective memory in aging and neurodegenerative disease Robert G. Knight 10. Remote memory in neurodegenerative disease Robert H. Paul, Joni R. Graber, David C. Bowlby, Julie A. Testa, Michael J. Harnish, William W. Beatty 11. Semantic memory in neurodegenerative disease Joseph W. Fink, Christopher Randolph 12. Non-declarative memory in neurodegenerative disease David P. Salmon, Tara T. Lineweaver, William C. Heindel Summary: 13. Memory in neurodegenerative disease: what has been learnt about the organization of memory? Andrew R. Mayes Part III. Clinical Perspectives: 14. Biological and psychosocial risk factors for dementia and memory loss Diane M. Jacobs, Peter Schofield 15. Cross-cultural issues in the neuropsychological assessment of neurodegenerative disease Andreas U. Monsch, Kirsten I. Taylor, Mark W. Bondi 16. Psychometric issues in the clinical assessment of memory in aging and neurodegenerative disease Anthony M. Paolo 17. The role of memory assessment in the preclinical detection of dementia Mark W. Bondi, Andreas U. Monsch 18. Clinical differentiation of memory disorders in neurodegenerative disease Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Paula K. Ogrocki 19. The impact of depression on memory in neurodegenerative disease Julie A. Fields, Suzanne Norman, Kristy A. Straits-Troster, Alexander I. Troster 20. Preserved cognitive skills in dementia Joni R. Graber, Robert H. Paul, Julie A. Testa, David C. Bowlby, Michael J. Harnish, William W. Beatty 21. Drug treatment of cognitive impairment in neurodegenerative diseases: rationale, current experience, and expectations for the future Louis T. Giron, Jr., William C. Koller 22. Surgical interventions in neurodegenerative disease: impact on memory and cognition Steven B. Wilkinson, Alexander I. Troster 23. Memory dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease: ethical and legal issues Martin D. Zehr Summary: 24. Memory in neurodegenerative disease: clinical perspectives Thomas Benke.