Defying dementia [electronic resource] : understanding and preventing Alzheimer's and related disorders / Robert Levine

Author:: Levine, Robert, 1939-
Published:: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (x, 221 pages)

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Contents:

I. Understanding dementia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Confounders of dementia : normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and pseudo-dementia -- 3. Alzheimer's disease -- 4. Fronto-temporal dementia, Pick's disease -- 5. Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia -- 6. Vascular dementia and mixed dementia -- 7. Less common forms of dementia -- II. Lowering the risk of dementia and maximizing cognitive function -- 8. Accelerated aging, cognitive reserve and what we can't control -- 9. The importance of physical activity and exercise -- 10. The need for cognitive stimulation and socialization -- 11. Diet and substances that may reduce the risk of dementia.

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Dementia

ISBN:

9780313069222 (electronic bk.)
0313069220 (electronic bk.)
9780275989705
0275989704

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-207) and index.

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