Abstract
This clinical guide to neurodegenerative disorders, for neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, psychologists and other interested specialists, is focused on etiology, clinical and neuropsychological aspects and neuroimaging together with neuropathology findings in most frequent neurodegenerations: mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, progressive aphasias, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, multisystem patrophy, motor neuron diseases, prion diseases and many others. Therapeutic options and management of dementia and parkinsonism, (pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches, management of complications, preventive measures) are discussed in general and also specific issues for different diseases are given in the text.
Legal and ethical issues are also mentioned (diagnosis announcement, driving license, informed consent, legal capacity).