Key Features

100 Questions & Answers About Alzheimer’s Disease
Thomas M. Wisniewski, MD , NYU Alzheimer's Disease Center, Marcin Sadowski , New York University School of Medicine, MD

  ▪ Concise, easy-to-read paperback book.
  ▪ Provides both the patient’s and physician’s perspective on Alzheimer’s disease.
  ▪ Written by an expert authors
  ▪ Practical answers to questions about treatment options, quality of life, care giving, sources of
    support, and much more.

Table of Contents

Part 1. The Basics
Questions 1–10 address basic questions about Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including:
  ▪ What is Alzheimer’s disease?
  ▪ Is AD a new disease? Was it less common 20 years ago?
  ▪ Is AD hereditary?
  ▪ What should I know about the brain to understand AD?

Part 2. Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
Questions 11–45 cover risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis of AD, including:
  ▪ What causes AD?
  ▪ Does the risk of AD increase with age?
  ▪ What is early-onset familial AD?
  ▪ Can strokes or head injury cause AD?

Part 3. Treatment
Questions 46–63 discuss various treatments of AD, including:
  ▪ What are the goals of treating AD?
  ▪ Why do I need a brain scan?
  ▪ What is the vaccine for AD?

Part 4. Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
Questions 64–94 explore the delicate process of dealing with AD, including:
  ▪ How do I tell other family members about a diagnosis of AD?
  ▪ Why do people with AD become agitated?
  ▪ What legal and financial issues I should be aware of?

Part 5. Searching for the Cure
Questions 95–100 explain issues related to process of development new drugs for AD, including:
  ▪ Are any new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches under development?
  ▪ Can AD-damaged nerve cells be restored?
  ▪ What can I win what can I lose by joining a clinical trial of new medication for AD?

Appendix
A list of Web sites, organizations, and literature to help Alzheimer’s patients and their families to find additional resources on general and specific topics related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Glossary
Index


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