Defying Dementia: Understanding and Preventing Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgements
I	Understanding Dementia	1
1	Introduction	3
2	Confounders of Dementia: Normal Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Pseudo-dementia	21
3	Alzheimer's Disease	37
4	Fronto-Temporal Dementia-Pick's Disease	67
5	Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia	79
6	Vascular Dementia and Mixed Dementia	101
7	Less Common Forms of Dementia	111
II	Lowering the Risk of Dementia and Maximizing Cognitive Function	127
8	Accelerated Aging, Cognitive Reserve and What We Can't Control	129
9	The Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise	141
10	The Need for Cognitive Stimulation and Socialization	157
11	Diet and Substances That May Reduce the Risk of Dementia	173
	Afterword	191
	Notes	193
	Glossary	209
	Index	213