Alzheimer's disease : life course perspectives on risk reduction
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Alzheimer's disease : life course perspectives on risk reduction
Academic Press, c2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-428) and index
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Description
Alzheimer's Disease: Lifecourse Perspectives on Risk Reduction summarizes the growing body of knowledge on the distribution and causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in human populations, providing the reader with knowledge on how we define the disease and what its risk and protective factors are in the context of a life-course approach.
At the conclusion of the book, the reader will understand why Alzheimer's disease likely begins at conception, then progresses through early-life and adult risk factors that ultimately impact the balance between pathologic insults in the brain and the ability of the brain to modify disease symptoms. In contrast to edited volumes that may have little cohesion, this book focuses on an integrated life-course approach to the epidemiology of dementia, in particular, Alzheimer's disease.
Table of Contents
Prologue: A Primer on Epidemiologic Concepts and MethodsSection 1. Defining a CaseChapter 1. The "First" CaseChapter 2. Clinical Appearance, Progression, and ClassificationChapter 3. Epidemiologic Definition of a CaseChapter 4. Neuropathology of Alzheimer's DiseaseChapter 5. The Threshold Model of DementiaSection 2. Descriptive EpidemiologyChapter 6. The Prevalence of Alzheimer's DiseaseChapter 7. The Incidence of Alzheimer's DiseaseChapter 8. Survival and Mortality in Alzheimer's DiseaseSection 3. Analytic EpidemiologyChapter 9. Introduction to the Analytic Epidemiology of Azheimer's DiseaseChapter 10. Family History, Genetics, and Down Syndrome Chapter 11. Early-Life FactorsChapter 12. Traumatic Brain InjuryChapter 13. Gigarette Smoking and Alcohol ConsumptionChapter 14. Vascular DiseaseChapter 15. DietChapter 16. Physical ActivityChapter 17. Cognitive ActivityChapter 18. Social EngagementChapter 19. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Anticholinergic MedicationsSection 4. Epidemiologic and Biologic MarkersChapter 20. Prodromal Markers of Disease or Causal Risk Factors? Depression, Olfaction, and Subjective Memory ComplaintsChapter 21. Fluid, Imaging, and Cognitive Biomarkers
Section 5. Future StepsChapter 22. Risk Assessment and Prevention of Alzheimer's DiseaseChapter 23. Summary and Recommendations
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