Alzheimer Disease : The Changing View


Robert. Katzman
Bok Engelsk 2000 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2000.
Omfang
1 online resource (403 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Alzheimer Disease: The Changing View; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter I. Setting the Stage; Chapter 2. The Pioneers; The Ultrastructure of AD; Cognitive Decline in the Elderly and AD Pathology - The First Prospective Study: Newcastle; Chapter 3. The Need For Care; The Impact on Families; Designing the First Special Care Unit; Chapter 4. Understanding the Biology of AD; Experimental Models; Genetics; Chapter 5. The Cholinergic Story: Hope for the Patient and Family; Clues and Chemical Leads: Scopolamine Impairs Cognition; The Loss of Cholinergic Markers in the AD Brain. - Chapter 6. Improving the Accuracy of DiagnosisChapter 7. The Impact of AD and Society's Response; Demography; Public Health Impact; The National Institutes of Health Respond; The Rise of the Alzheimer's Association; Chapter 8. The Next Act; Index. - This book details how ""Alzheimer Disease"" went from being an obscure neurologic diagnosis to a household word. The words of those responsible for this revolution are the heart of this book. Dr. Robert Katzman and Dr. Katherine Bick, leaders in Alzheimer research and policy making, interview the people responsible for this awakening of public consciousness about AlzheimerDisease from 1960 to 1980. They speak with the scientists, public health officials, government regulators, and concerned relatives and activists responsible for taking this neurodegenerative disease out of the ""back ward
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0124019552

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