| Alzheimer's Disease: The Complete Guide to Preventing, Treating, and Coping with Memory Loss Contributor(s): Devi, Gayatri (Author), Mitchell, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446691887 ISBN-13: 9780446691888 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2004 Annotation: The director of the New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services offers sound advice for patients and caregivers facing Alzheimer's disease. This guide covers prevention, treatment, and coping with memory loss and examines the symptoms and stages of Alzheimer's. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain) - Health & Fitness | Alternative Therapies |
| Dewey: 616.831 |
| LCCN: 2004006632 |
| Series: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...(Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 281 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Alzheimer's disease and memory loss afflict millions of people, and are a large concern among the aging baby boomers. This book offers practical guidance for those suffering from the illness and those at risk. - Other titles on Alzheimer's and memory-loss prevention have been very successful. The 36 Hour Day (Warner, 1992; revised and updated, 2001) has sold nearly 385,000 copies in all editions combined and Brain Longevity (Warner, 1999) has over 88,000 copies in print combined. - Gayatri Devi, M.D., is director of the New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services as well as the Attending Physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in the neurology and psychiatry departments. She has been featured on Fox News, ABC's Eyewitness News, and the BBC, and in Time and Parade magazines. - The previous books in Warner's successful What Your Doctor May Not Tell You series have over 1.5 million copies in print combined. |