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Title: |
Trends in Alzheimer's Disease Research |
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| Edited by: |
Eileen M Welsh |
| ISBN10-13: |
1594549389 : 9781594549380 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & charts |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Weight: |
.757 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - September 2006 |
| List Price: |
159.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Medical research : Neurology & clinical neurophysiology |
| Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's Disease (AD), which involves the parts of the brain that control memory, thought and language. Age is the most important known risk factor for AD. The number of people with the disease doubles every 5 years beyond age 65. AD is a slow disease, starting with mild memory loss and ending with severe brain damage. The course the disease takes and how fast changes occur vary from person to person. On average, AD patients live from 8 to 10 years after they are diagnosed, though the disease can last for as many as 20 years. Current research is aimed at understanding why AD occurs and who is at greatest risk for developing it, improving the accuracy of diagnosis and ability to identify who is at risk, developing, discovering and testing new treatments for behavioural problems in patients with AD. This book gathers state-of-the-art research from leading scientists throughout the world which offers important information on understanding the underlying causes and discovering the most effective treatments for Alzheimer's Disease. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Prescribing Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly: Treatment Controversies in the Management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD); Pharmacotherapeutic Targets Presented by Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease Pathophysiology; The Role of Donepezil in the Treatment of Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease in Adults with Down Syndrome; The Clinical Diagnosis and Pathology of Non-Alzheimer Degenerative Dementias; The Natural History of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease. Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Meta-analysis of Randomised Trials; Involvement of Oxidative Stess in the Early-stage of Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Therapeutics; Contributions of Magnetoencephalography in the Early Diagnoses of Alzheimer's Disease; Non-linear Dynamical Analysis: Its Applications to EEG Recordings in Dementias; Alzheimer's Disease: New Frontiers for the XXI Century; Mitochondrial Impairment a Common Link Between Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes? A Matter Under Discussion; Ultrastructural Abnormalities in Skin Fibroblasts from Alzheimer's Disease Patients; Insulin Resistance, Depressive Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease; Index. |
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