Understanding Alzheimer's (eBook)

An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
300 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-1755-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Understanding Alzheimer’s offers patients and caregivers the kind of cutting-edge information that will allow them to combat this debilitating disease on a number of fronts. The book presents the findings of clinical trials and physician studies to provide patients and caregivers a hopeful perspective and practical ways of living with the disease.

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Although every day we read news reports linking health problems to diet and lifestyle, there remains significant confusion regarding the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Worldwide, more than 35 million people are currently suffering from Alzheimer's, and that number is expected to increase substantially over the next decade.Understanding Alzheimer's introduces readers to the inner workings of Alzheimer's, how the disease progresses, and what patients and caregivers can do to live with the disease. Following the astonishing path sufferers take from being sharp-minded to cognitively impaired, the book reveals how patients and their loved ones can cope with its mental, physical, and economic effects.Dr. Naheed Ali sifts through the information currently available on Alzheimer's to clearly and accessibly illustrate how Alzheimer's works, how we can prevent it, and how we can address it once symptoms begin to appear. Covering diet and lifestyle, medical interventions and the stages of Alzheimer's, he draws readers into a fuller understanding of the disease. Providing an accessible starting point for anyone wishing to learn more about Alzheimer's, this book will prove to be an indispensable resource.

Autor

Naheed Ali, MD, is the author of Diabetes and You: A Comprehensive, Holistic Approach (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011) and The Obesity Reality (Rowman & Littlefield, 2012). He has appeared as a special guest on numerous talk shows and has been quoted in many national print magazines and TV websites across the US, including Woman’s World, Prevention, Whole Living, MSN.com, USAToday.com, and others. Find out more at http://naheedali.com

Inhalt

PrefacePart I: The Groundwork1: History of Alzheimer’s2: Anatomy, Pathology, and Physiology of Alzheimer’sPart II: The Clinical Picture3: Causes of Alzheimer’s4: Symptoms of Alzheimer’s5: Diagnosing Alzheimer’sPart III: Treatment Options6: Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimer’s7: Natural Treatment of Alzheimer’sPart IV: Setting the Stage8: The 3-Stage Model of Alzheimer’s9: The 6-Stage Model of Alzheimer’s10: The 7-Stage Model of Alzheimer’sPart V: Other Manifestations11: Mental Outcomes12: Diseases Associated with Alzheimer’s13: Pain and Alzheimer’sPart VI: Money and Research14: Economic Effects of Alzheimer’s15: Alzheimer's Disease Research in the United StatesS Part VII: The Personal Quest16: Diet and Alzheimer’s 17: Alzheimer’s and Exercise18: Motivation for Alzheimer’s19: Alzheimer’s at Home 20: ConclusionAppendix A: Alzheimer’s Disease-Related LinksAppendix B: Research and TrainingAppendix C: Alzheimer’s Disease OrganizationsAppendix D: Nationally Recognized Alzheimer’s ClinicsAppendix E: Selected StudiesNotesGlossaryResourcesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.8.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Schlagworte: Alzheimer’s • Alzheimer’s treatments • Caregiver for Alzheimer’s • Living with Alzheimer’s • Preventing Alzheimer’s • Treating Alzheimer’s • Understanding Alzheimer’s
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-1755-3 / 1442217553
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-1755-3 / 9781442217553