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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784250403321

Titolo

Alzheimer's disease [[electronic resource] ] : a century of scientific and clinical research / / edited by George Perry ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-70476-4

9786610704767

1-4294-5497-0

1-60750-175-9

600-00-0339-0

1-4337-0119-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PerryGeorge <1953->

Disciplina

616.8/310072

Soggetti

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This is the book edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Volume 9, No.3 Supplement (2006)"--T.p. verso.

Electronic version available on journal record: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Contents; Contributor's Index; Preface, Alzheimer's disease: A century of scientific and clinical research; Historical Perspective; Progress in the history of Alzheimer's disease: The importance of context; Neuropathology; Synaptic Changes; Amyloid; Tau; Disease Mechanisms; Genetics; Diagnosis and Treatment; Keyword Index

Sommario/riassunto

Traces how the true importance of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the major cause of late life dementia ultimately came to light and narrates the evolution of the concepts related to AD throughout the years and its recognition as a major public health problem.