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Charts the considerable progress made toward understanding the basic molecular mechanisms of this disorder and toward developing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Articles by leading scientists in the field cover such areas as neuroimaging, brain energy metabolism, biomarkers, brain amyloidosis, environmental and metabolic factors, similarities and differences between transmissible dementias and Alzheimer's disease.
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Seventy-three articles at the cutting edge of Alzheimer's disease research, selected from papers presented at the Third International Conference on Alzeheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, held in Padova, Italy, July 1992. The volume is organized into sections on diagnosis and biomarkers; epidemiology and risk factors; structural pathology, patterns of cell loss, and the blood-brain barrier; mechanisms of cell death (genetic factors, environmental factors, amyloidosis); transmissable dementias; cellular and animal models; therapeutics; and summary of workshops on caregiving. For Alzhiemer's disease researchers and also for clinicians providing primary care to the individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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