Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis & Treatments

Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This title presents research in the study of Alzheimer's Disease, including diagnosis, testing and treatment of this condition. Details Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. The most common form of dementia among older people is Alzheimer's Disease (AD), which involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. Age is the most important known risk factor for AD. The course the disease takes and the speed at which changes occur vary from person to person. On average, AD patients live from 8 to 10 years after they are diagnosed, though the disease can last for as many as 20 years. This book presents research in the study of Alzheimer's Disease, including diagnosis, testing and treatment of this condition. Contents Preface Alzheimer's Disease -- 100 Years of Research: A Historical Perspective & Commentary Controlled & Automatic Memory Processing in Alzheimer's Disease Age of Onset Related Differences in Clinical & Neuropsychological Features of Alzheimer's Disease Early Onset Dementia with Abundant Non-Neuritic Ass Plaques & without Significant Neuronal Loss: Report of Two Japanese Autopsy Cases How & Where Does Ass Exert its Toxic Effects in Alzheimer's Disease? The Spatial Patterns of ss-Amyloid (Ass) Deposits & Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFT) in Late-Onset Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease Brain Function in Altered States of Consciousness: Comparison between Alzheimer Dementia & Vegetative State Cognitive Deficits in Mild Cognitive Impairment Mitochondrial Pathology & Alzheimer's Disease Calmodulin Binds to & Regulates the Activity of Beta-Secretase (BACE1) Transgenic Models of Alzheimer's Pathology: Success & Caveats Relevance of COX-2 Inhibitors in Alzheimer's Disease Copper Studies in Alzheimer's Disease Theoretical Comparison of Copper Chelators as Anti-Alzheimer & Anti-Prion Agents Toward a More Rational Approach to the Treatment of Patients with Dementia with Psychosis & Behavioral Disturbance Amyloid Clearing Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease & the Risk of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Use of Antidepressants in Older People with Mental Illness A Systematic Study of Tolerability & Use in Different Diagnostic Groups Cystatin C Role in Alzheimer Disease: from Neurodegeneration to Neuroregeneration A Theoretical Evaluation on Acetylcholinesterase-Inhibitory Potential of Quercetin Therapy with Drug Product AZD-103 May Ease Alzheimer's Disease NSAIDs in Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease Index.