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"Provides basic consumer health information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer disease and other dementias, along with tips for coping with memory loss and related complications and advice for caregivers. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--Provided

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"Provides basic consumer health information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer disease and other dementias, along with tips for coping with memory loss and related complications and advice for caregivers. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--Provided by publisher.

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Additional Contributors: Sutton, Amy L.

Publisher: Detroit, MI : - Omnigraphics

Pages: 637

Series:

• Health reference series (Unnumbered)
• Health reference series

Edition: 5th ed

ISBN: 9780780811508, 078081150X

Language: English

Contents: The basics of a healthy brain
The changing brain in healthy aging
Understanding memory loss
What is dementia?
Dementia: causes and risk factors
Statistics on dementia prevalence and mortality
Facts about AD
What happens to the brain in AD?
Signs and symptoms of AD
Clinical stages of AD
Younger-onset AD
The genetics of AD
Health conditions linked to AD
Traumatic brain injury, AD, and dementia
Other factors that influence AD risk
Mild cognitive impairment
Degenerative neurological disease
Vascular dementia
Dementia caused by infection
Other health conditions that cause dementia
Forgetfulness: knowing when to ask for help
Talking with your doctor
Diagnosing AD
Testing for AD
Overview of AD interventions
AD medications
Medications for cognitive changes
Participating in AD clinical trials and studies
Can AD be prevented?
Recent AD research
Talking about your diagnosis
Getting support for AD and dementia
Preventing cognitive decline if you have AD or dementia
Nutrition, exercise, and therapeutic recommendations
Dental care and the dementia patient
Hearing loss, AD, and dementia
Pain and dementia
Sexuality and AD
Sleep problems and dementia
Driving and dementia
Living alone with AD or dementia
Financial concerns and AD
Medicare and AD
Getting your affairs in order
Caring for a person with AD or dementia
Long-distance caregiving
Coping with challenging behaviors
Techniques for communicating with someone with dementia
Planning the day for someone with dementia
Safety issues for people with AD
Dementia, caregiving, and controlling frustration
Respite care: giving caregivers a break
Hiring in-home care providers
Choosing a nursing home
Hospitalization and AD
Making decisions about resuscitation
Making tube feeding decisions for people with advanced dementia
Caring for someone near the end of life
Glossary of terms related to AD and dementia
Directory of resources for people with dementia and their caregivers
Alzheimer Disease Centers (ADCs) program directory.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Statement of responsibility: edited by Amy L. Sutton

Physical description: xviii, 637 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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