Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-512342-5
Verlag: ACADEMIC
What are the boundary zones between normal aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD)? Are many elderly people whom we regard as normal actually in the early stages of AD? Alzheimer's disease does not develop overnight; the early phases may last for years or even decades. Recently, clinical investigators have identified a transitional condition between normal aging and and very early Alzheimer's disease that they have called mild cognitive impairment, or MCI. This term typically refers to memory impairment beyond what one would expect in individuals of a given age whose other abilities to function in daily life are well preserved. Persons who meet the criteria for mild cognitive impairment have an increased risk of progressing to Alzheimer's disease in the near future. Though many questions about this condition and its underlying neuropathology remain open, full clinical trials are currently underway worldwide aimed at preventing the progression from MCI to Alzheimer's disease. This book addresses the spectrum of issues involved in mild cognitive impairment, and includes chapters on clinical studies, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, neuropathology, biological markers, diagnostic approaches, and treatment. It is intended for clinicians, researchers, and students interested in aging and cognition, among them neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, clinical psychologists, and neuropsychologists.
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Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Allgemeinmedizin, Familienmedizin
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
Weitere Infos & Material
- 1: Ronald C. Petersen: Conceptual Overview
- 2: Ronald C. Petersen and John C. Morris: Clinical features
- 3: Jeffrey L. Cummings: Neuropsychiatric symptoms
- 4: Glenn E. Smith and Robert J. Ivnik: Normative neuropsychology in ageing and Mild Cognitive Impairment
- 5: Martin Sliwinski, Richard Lipton, Herman Buschke and Christina Wasylyshyn: Optimizing cognitive test norms for detection
- 6: Clifford R. Jack, Jr: Magnetic resonance imaging
- 7: Marilyn S. Albert and Keith A. Johnson: Functional imaging
- 8: Heiko Braak and Eva Braak: Spectrum of pathology
- 9: Bradley T. Hyman and Teresa Gomez-Isla: Neuropathological changes in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease
- 10: Neill R. Graff-Radford and Steven G. Younkin: Biological markers
- 11: Ronald C. Petersen: Clinical evaluation
- 12: David S. Knopman: Treatment of mild cognitive impairment and prospects for prevention of Alzheimer's disease
