Understanding Alzheimer's disease [[electronic resource] ] : California Clinical Trials, Beverly Hills, California ; International Clinical Trials, London, England / / Neal R. Cutler and John J. Sramek

• Autore: Cutler Neal R
• Pubblicazione: Jackson [Miss.], : University Press of Mississippi, 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8/31
• Soggetto topico: Alzheimer's disease
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SramekJohn J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-124) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 inter
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding Alzheimer's disease
• ISBN: 1-282-48521-0; 9786612485213; 1-60473-700-X; 0-585-21050-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456435303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Understanding health and sickness series.