Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias a guide for people with dementia and those who care for them
"Dementia is a serious health challenge, and by some estimates the number of people living with dementia could more than double by 2050. While Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, other types also affect adults worldwide, causing loss of cognitive functions such as memory, reason...
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Rochester, MN :
Mayo Clinic Press,
2025.
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| Edition: | Revised and updated. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction Part 1: Brain health. Aging and your brain
- Keeping your brain healthy
- Part 2: Cognitive decline. Mild cognitive impairment
- Dementia
- Part 3: Alzheimer's disease. What's happening in the brain?
- Am I at risk?
- Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
- Alzheimer's stages and progression
- Atypical and young-onset Alzheimer's
- Treating Alzheimer's disease
- Research and trends
- Part 4: Other forms of dementia. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration
- Lewy body dementia
- Other dementias
- Part 5: Living a full life. After the diagnosis
- Finding your path forward
- Part 6: Caregiving. Life as a care partner
- Managing common care challenges
- Navigating later stages
- Additional resources
- Index.
