02888nam 2200565 a 450 991066367870332120230902161604.01-282-48521-097866124852131-60473-700-X0-585-21050-0(CKB)111004365710018(EBL)515547(OCoLC)609863389(Au-PeEL)EBL515547(CaPaEBR)ebr10425144(CaONFJC)MIL248521(MiAaPQ)EBC515547(OCoLC)664242834(EXLCZ)9911100436571001819960425d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnderstanding Alzheimer's disease[electronic resource] California Clinical Trials, Beverly Hills, California ; International Clinical Trials, London, England /Neal R. Cutler and John J. SramekJackson [Miss.] University Press of Mississippi1996[Bethesda, Md.] :U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging,[2007]1 online resource (168 p.)Understanding health and sickness seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-87805-911-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-124) and index.Contents; Dedication and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What Happens When Someone Gets Alzheimer's Disease? Course of Disease and Diagnosis; 2. The Brain; 3. What Causes Alzheimer's Disease?; 4. Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease; 5. Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease; 6. Searching for a Cure; Appendices; Notes; Index Alzheimer's disease has received growing attention in recent years because the affected population is growing quickly as life spans in America creep ever upward. As they near retirement, many Americans start to fear that any minor memory lapse-misplacing the keys or forgetting a name-might spell Alzheimer's. In reality such incidents are a normal part of the aging process. In Alzheimer's disease, such incidents progress to a point at which they interfere with normal daily activities on a regular basis, and memory loss becomes progressively more disabling. This book is written for anyone interUnderstanding health and sickness series.Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease.616.8/31Cutler Neal R930110Sramek John J1181636National Institute on Aging.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910663678703321Understanding Alzheimer's disease2742188UNINA