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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease: Detection and Diagnosis
Jeffrey M. Burns
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Description for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease: Detection and Diagnosis
Hardcover. Alzheimer's disease is by far the most common dementing disorder in later life, but discriminating the initial manifestations of Alzheimer's from the cognitive changes that accompany usual aging is, in many instances, a difficult task. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MJND; MJX; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Written by leading authorities in the field, this book describes the cognitive changes associated with age, the earliest detectable stages of Alzheimer’s, and the relationship of these conditions to MCI. The authors review the latest advances in our understanding of MCI, its prevalence, evaluation, management, and outcomes and in so doing provide practising physicians with a useful resource that assists them in identifying those MCI patients who will progress to recognised Alzheimer’s Disease.
Written by leading authorities in the field, this book describes the cognitive changes associated with age, the earliest detectable stages of Alzheimer’s, and the relationship of these conditions to MCI. The authors review the latest advances in our understanding of MCI, its prevalence, evaluation, management, and outcomes and in so doing provide practising physicians with a useful resource that assists them in identifying those MCI patients who will progress to recognised Alzheimer’s Disease.
Beautifully presented in full colour, Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment includes case studies and discusses future therapeutic and diagnostic strategies. It is an invaluable ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wiley United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470319369
SKU
V9780470319369
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99-50
About Jeffrey M. Burns
Dr Burns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is the Director of the Alzheimer and Memory Center and the Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Research Program and serves as the Principal Investigator of the Brain Aging Program.
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