Concepts of Alzheimer disease : biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives / / edited by Peter J. Whitehouse, Konrad Maurer, and Jesse F. Ballenger

• Pubblicazione: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8/31
• Soggetto topico: Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer's disease - Genetic aspects; Alzheimer's disease - Social aspects
• Altri autori: WhitehousePeter J MaurerKonrad <1943-> BallengerJesse F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; PART I - The Cases of Auguste D. and Johann F.; Chapter 1 - Auguste D. The History of Alois Alzheimer's First Case; Chapter 2 - Johann F. The Historical Relevance of the Case for the Concept of Alzheimer Disease; PART II From Alzheimer to the Present; Chapter 3 - Neurofibrillary Changes; Chapter 4 - Contributions of German Neuroscience to the Concept of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 5 - Beyond the Characteristic Plaques and Tangles; Chapter 6 - The Rediscovery of Alzheimer Disease During the 1960's and 1970's ; Chapter 7 - The History of the Genetics of Alzheimer Disease PART III Alzheimer Disease as a Social and Cultural Entity; Chapter 8 - Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 9 - Aging, Culture, and the Framing of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 10 - Narrative Practice and the Inner Worlds of the Alzheimer Disease Experience; PART IV Politics, Policy, and the Perspectives of the Caregiver and Patient; Chapter 11 - The Role of the Concept of Alzheimer Disease in the Development of the Alzheimer's Association in the United States; Chapter 12 - The History of the Alzheimer's Association ; Chapter 13 - The Concept of Alzheimer Disease in a Hypercognitive Society PART V Progress and Its Problems; Chapter 14 - Alzheimer Disease and the New Biology; Chapter 15 - The Genetics of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 16 - History and the Future of Alzheimer Disease; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "This is an excellent book, both for the newcomer to the study of Alzheimer disease and to the seasoned reader and clinician." -- Aging and Mental Health.
• Titolo autorizzato: Concepts of Alzheimer disease
• ISBN: 0-8018-7715-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827239103321
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