TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dementia, the Amnesic Syndrome, and the Neurology of Intelligence and Memory A1 - Ropper, Allan H. A1 - Samuels, Martin A. A1 - Klein, Joshua P. A1 - Prasad, Sashank PY - 2023 T2 - Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 12e AB - Increasingly, as the population of elderly rises, the neurologist is consulted because an otherwise healthy person begins to fail mentally and loses their capacity to function effectively at work or in the home. This may indicate the development of a degenerative brain disease, a brain tumor, multiple strokes, chronic subdural hematomas, drug intoxication, chronic meningoencephalitis (such as caused by HIV or syphilis), normal-pressure hydrocephalus, or a depressive illness. Formerly, there was little that could be done about these clinical states, but there are now effective means of treating several of these conditions, and in some instances, of restoring the patient to normal competence. Moreover, diagnostic technologies allow earlier recognition of the underlying pathologic process, thus improving the chances of recovery or of preventing the disease’s progression. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199443515 ER -