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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease was a finalist for a 2005 ForeWord Book of the Year Award! An estimated 5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, only half of whom have been diagnosed. An uncertain but even larger number have mild cognitive impairment, often a precursor to Alzheimer's. By 2030, barring a cure for this illness, the number of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is estimated to be 8 million, and by 2050, 14 million. The cost in both suffering and dollars on the part of patients and families is enormous and continues to grow worldwide. Alzheimer's Disease provides an overview of the latest findings regarding the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. It will help caregivers and family members gain a better understanding of the nature of the disease process and the available options for coping with and managing this illness. Chapters include an introduction to dementia and Alzheimer's disease, aging memory depression medications alternative treatments stages and prognosis of the disease a chapter for caregivers and much more. The subtitles of each chapter are written in question format to help readers search for the topics that most relate to their problem. To further help navigate this book, references are organized by topic and chapter at the end of the book. In addition, all abbreviations are listed in a table at the beginning of the book, and words that appear in the glossary are italicized upon their first occurrence in the text. This latest volume in the American Academy of Neurology Press Quality of Life Guide series is an essential tool for all families coping with Alzheimer's disease.
156 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2005
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February 5, 2016
Medical and health books don't usually make it to my shelves, at least not in multitude. They are either sell jobs by doctors or psychiatrists or nutritionists in an effort to build their brand or they are convoluted in-the-weeds detailed horrors that drive me back to easy fiction.
This book is neither. It is written as an easy-to-digest teaching tool to help anyone interested in Alzheimer's to become more knowledgeable. This is for the general public. Like me.
For anyone not up to par on AD, it is a disease which causes memory loss, not only in the elderly but, increasingly, in younger persons. Associated with the natural aging process, we are seeing more and more individuals diagnosed in their mere fifties or even earlier. It's been difficult to ascertain if this is actually an increasing trend or whether we are just able to better diagnose something which may have been just as prevalent in previous eras.
It's estimated that in the United States alone, more than 14 million individuals will have Alzheimer's by 2050. This has much to do with the aging population but also with, perhaps, our lifestyles. Is it a lack of sleep which can begin the process (if so, then I'm screwed)? Is it our industrialized diets? Is it our environment, the air we breathe or can't breathe? Is it genetic? So many questions, and this book does its best to provide answers the reader can comprehend.
The stages and early signs of the disease are highlighted, along with the medications that can help and finally, a section just for caregivers. There are even tests for diagnosis. For example, see if you can get the possible AD patient to draw a circle and then add numbers into the circle, just as a clock looks. There's more after that and can help begin the process to get help. Alzheimer's is not necessarily the only form of dementia, and those other forms are also discussed here.
...those who did crossword puzzles and read books showed less cognitive decline as they aged than those who preferred less cognitively engaging activities, such as watching television.
I think this is an excellent book for introducing the whys and the whats to anyone who is interested in learning more about Alzheimer's. It was definitely interesting to learn how our choices in youth can lead to AD later. Even the section on medications was easy and very understandable. In fact, I found it much more informative than the Wiki data, and I walked away with a far better understanding.
Book Season = Year Round (stay active and keep reading those books)
This book is neither. It is written as an easy-to-digest teaching tool to help anyone interested in Alzheimer's to become more knowledgeable. This is for the general public. Like me.
For anyone not up to par on AD, it is a disease which causes memory loss, not only in the elderly but, increasingly, in younger persons. Associated with the natural aging process, we are seeing more and more individuals diagnosed in their mere fifties or even earlier. It's been difficult to ascertain if this is actually an increasing trend or whether we are just able to better diagnose something which may have been just as prevalent in previous eras.
It's estimated that in the United States alone, more than 14 million individuals will have Alzheimer's by 2050. This has much to do with the aging population but also with, perhaps, our lifestyles. Is it a lack of sleep which can begin the process (if so, then I'm screwed)? Is it our industrialized diets? Is it our environment, the air we breathe or can't breathe? Is it genetic? So many questions, and this book does its best to provide answers the reader can comprehend.
The stages and early signs of the disease are highlighted, along with the medications that can help and finally, a section just for caregivers. There are even tests for diagnosis. For example, see if you can get the possible AD patient to draw a circle and then add numbers into the circle, just as a clock looks. There's more after that and can help begin the process to get help. Alzheimer's is not necessarily the only form of dementia, and those other forms are also discussed here.
...those who did crossword puzzles and read books showed less cognitive decline as they aged than those who preferred less cognitively engaging activities, such as watching television.
I think this is an excellent book for introducing the whys and the whats to anyone who is interested in learning more about Alzheimer's. It was definitely interesting to learn how our choices in youth can lead to AD later. Even the section on medications was easy and very understandable. In fact, I found it much more informative than the Wiki data, and I walked away with a far better understanding.
Book Season = Year Round (stay active and keep reading those books)
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