Alzheimer's Disease: Everything You Need to Know Book

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One The First Case of Alzheimer's Disease

- Dr. Alzheimer

- Auguste's Fate

- The Signs in Auguste's Brain

- How Common is Alzheimer's Disease?

Chapter Two Close-up of a Brain

- The Cortex

- The Divisions of the Cortex

- Association Pathways and Areas

- Brain Cells

- Neuron Meets Neuron: The Synapse

- What Is Wrong with the Alzheimer's Brain?

Chapter Three Finding the Pattern: Common Signs and Symptoms

- Memory Changes

- Language Changes in Alzheimer's Disease

- Loss of Judgment and Reasoning Ability

- Spatial Disorientation

- Behavioral and Personality Changes

Chapter Four Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease

- A History is Critical

- The Physical Exam

- Assessing Brain Function

- Laboratory Testing

- Imaging Technologies

Chapter Five Reactions: Denial, Anger and Depression

- "I Want to Know for Sure"

- Dealing with Anger and Depression

Chapter Six Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease

- Is This Alzheimer's?

- At What Stage is the Disease?

- What's the Overall Care Plan?

- How Will You Manage Day-to-Day Problems?

- Guidelines for Managing Behavior Problems

- Managing Particular Behavior Problems

Chapter Seven Other Types of Dementia

- Stroke

- The Dementia of Down Syndrome

- The Demential of AIDS

-Hydrocephalus

- Pick's Disease

- Frontal Lobe Dementia

- Parkinson's Disease

- Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)

- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Chapter Eight What Causes Alzheimer's Disease

- Heredity

- Aluminum and ALzheimer's

- Brain Inflammation As a Cause of Alzheimer's

- Nerve-Growth Factors

- The Free-Radical Theory

- Other Possible Causes

Chapter Nine Legal Issues

- The Will

- Financial Planning

- Trusts

- Power of Attorney

- Guardianship

- Advance Directives

Chapter Ten Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease

- Curative Treatment

- Preventative Treatment

- Symptomatic Treatment

- Summing Up

Table of Drugs

Glossary

Further Resources

Index