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Alzheimer's disease the complete introduction

Alzheimer's disease is a looming presence in the daily lives of millions, and in our national healthcare discussion. With an aging population, the number of cases of Alzheimer's is reaching epidemic proportions, according to the World Health Organization, and we all -- families, sufferers, and healt...

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Main Author: Poirier, Judes
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2014.
Series:Your health
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Alzheimer's disease > Miscellanea.
Alzheimer's disease > Patients > Home care.
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Summary:Alzheimer's disease is a looming presence in the daily lives of millions, and in our national healthcare discussion. With an aging population, the number of cases of Alzheimer's is reaching epidemic proportions, according to the World Health Organization, and we all -- families, sufferers, and healthcare professionals -- need to develop a response that is clear, well documented, credible, and supported by the latest research. Abundantly illustrated, this complete, essential guide is a reference work intended for all: parents and children, those close to sufferers, and all others who simply wish to inform themselves. It addresses all aspects of the disease: the history of diagnoses, current and future lines of research, family and legal concerns, the first doctor's visit, clinical evaluations, medications, and more. Finally, it clearly presents the real progress that has been made over the past five years in treating and preventing the disease.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Format:Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 12656 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).
ISBN:9781459724327
Author Notes:Dr. Judes Poirier is a professor of medicine and psychiatry at McGill, and director of the molecular neurobiology unit at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. His pioneering work in biomedical research into the causes and treatments of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease has earned him several prestigious awards. He lives in Blaineville, Quebec.



Dr. Serge Gauthier is a professor of neurology and neurosurgery, psychiatry, and medicine at McGill University. He has been a researcher at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, director of the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, and research chair in the Canadian Institutes for Health Research program. He lives in Hudson Heights, Quebec.

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