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Title: |
Topics in Alzheimer's Disease |
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| Edited by: |
Eileen M Walsh |
| ISBN10-13: |
1594549400 : 9781594549403 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & charts |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
161 |
| Weight: |
.532 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - December 2006 |
| List Price: |
159.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
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 the age of 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 new 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; Transgenic Models of Alzheimer's Pathology: Success and Caveats; Current Management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD); Unmet Need in Dementia Care-giving: Current Findings and Future Directions; Differential Diagnosis of Adults with Neurogenic Communication Disorders; Should Alzheimer's Disease be Incorporated in the Spectrum of Vascular Cognitive Impairment?; Copper Studies in Alzheimer's Disease; Index. |
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