The behavioral and cognitive neurology of stroke

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1 - Vascular cognitive impairment; 1 Introduction: what is vascular cognitive impairment?; Introduction; Cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment; Mixed pathology; Clinical features and diagnosis; Conclusions; References; 2 Vascular cognitive impairment in the memory clinic; Introduction; The history of the terminology; Epidemiology; Neuropathology and neuroimaging; Large vessel disease; Small vessel disease; Subcortical ischemic vascular disease; Non-infarct pathology in vascular cognitive impairment; Summary; Clinical presentation in vascular cognitive impairmentWhen to look for vascular cognitive impairment; General considerations; Case 1: Mr. Francis; Questions to frame the diagnosis:; Case 2: Mrs. Botten; Questions to frame the diagnosis:; Case 3: Father EJ; Questions to frame the diagnosis:; The role of neuroimaging in diagnosis; The role of molecular biomarkers in diagnosis; Treatment in vascular cognitive impairment and implications for prevention; Treatment case 1; Treatment case 2; Treatment case 3; Conclusions; References; 3 Vascular cognitive impairment in the stroke unit and after the acute stageAcute focal cognitive deficits; Language disorders; Dysarthria; Aphasia and auditory disorders; Other left hemisphere deficits; Right hemisphere syndrome and central visual disturbances; Memory; Short-term and working memory; Episodic memory; Dysexecutive syndrome and other neurobehavioral disturbances; Diffuse cognitive disturbances; Diagnosis of cognitive impairment; Detection of pre-stroke dementia; Optimization of post-stroke autonomy: detection of post-stroke cognitive impairment; References; Part 2 - Analytic approach: thebehavioral and cognitiveneurology of stroke4 Cognitive and behavioral disorders according to stroke site and side; Introduction; Left syndromes; Left hemisphere cognitive syndromes; Left hemisphere neuropsychiatric syndromes; Right syndromes; Right hemisphere cognitive syndromes; Right hemisphere neuropsychiatric syndromes; Syndromes resulting from bilateral cortical-subcortical lesions; References; Section I - Motor and gesturaldisorders; 5 Abnormal movement and motor behavior; Introduction; Transient movement disorders; Hemiballism-hemichorea; Asterixis; Episodic paroxysmal dyskinesia (""limb shaking"" phenomenon)Permanent movement disorders; Dystonia; Dystonia and striato-pallidal lesions; Dystonia and thalamic lesions; Dystonia and midbrain lesions; Tremor; Particular case of cerebellar tremor induced by a pure thalamic lesion; Vascular parkinsonism; Vascular generalized chorea; References; 6 Limb apraxia: a disorder of gesturing and object use; Introduction; Limb praxis: behavioral and cognitive basis; Classification of apraxia; Presentation and assessment of apraxia; Gestural impairment; Impaired use of tools and objects; Functional implications of apraxia

Practical for clinical use, this book contains diagnosis and management strategies for all disorders observed in stroke patients"