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Book Detail
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Alzheimer Disease Sourcebook
Williams, Angela, Ed.
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Previous ISBN (13): 9780780814707 Category: ConsHlth: Alzheimer's Disease
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Synopsis:
Approximately 5 million Americans are estimated to be living with the progressive, incurable, fatal brain disorder known as Alzheimer disease (AD). By 2050, this number is projected to quadruple and affect 14 million U.S. adults aged 65 years of age or older. AD, which accounts for between 60 percent and 80 percent of all cases of dementia, destroys brain cells, causes memory loss and confusion, and worsens over time until patients eventually lose the ability to work, walk, and communicate. Alzheimer Disease Sourcebook, Seventh Edition provides updated information about the causes, symptoms, and stages of AD and other forms of dementia, including mild cognitive impairment, corticobasal degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, Huntington disease, Parkinson disease, and dementia caused by infections. It discusses the structure of the brain, how it changes with age, and the cognitive decline and degeneration that occur in dementia. Facts about genetic testing, cognitive and behavioral symptoms, AD clinical trials, and recent research efforts are also included, along with information about legal, financial, and medical planning and coping strategies for caregivers. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms and directories of resources. This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part. Part I: Facts about the Brain and Cognitive Decline provides information about healthy brain function and examines changes in cognitive functions and memory that occur during the typical aging process. Facts about the types, symptoms, causes, risk factors, and prevalence of dementia-a brain disorder that significantly impairs intellectual functions-are also included. Part II: Alzheimer Disease (AD): The Most Common Type of Dementia discusses Alzheimer disease (AD), an irreversible and progressive brain disease and identifies the signs,
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