| Ageing and Dementia: Current and Future Concepts 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Jellinger, Kurt (Editor), Schmidt, Reinhold (Editor), Windisch, Manfred (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3211837973 ISBN-13: 9783211837979 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Pharmacy - Medical | Pathology |
| Dewey: 616.831 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Epidemiological studies, modern clinical, neuroimaging, neuropsychological, molecular biological, and genetic studies have considerably enhanced our knowledge about ageing processes of the human brain, its sequelae, diagnostic, and therapeutic possibilities and limits. In addition to Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative dementias, the impact of cerebrovascular lesions and their risk factors in the pathogenesis of cognitive disorders of the aged are increasingly acknowledged, and the recognition of mild cognitive impairment as a frequent initial stage of developing dementia is becoming an increasingly important diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The included papers were presented at the 7th International Symposium in Graz, Sept. 2001 and give a timely overview of the current and future concepts of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment strategies of pathological brain ageing and dementias, early recognition of mild cognitive impairment and future possiblities of prevention of dementing processes. |
