Neuroscientific Basis of Dementia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3034894821 ISBN 13: 9783034894821

Verlag: Birkhäuser, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

In step with our growing lifespan, dementia is becoming a widespread handicap to the health and well-being of individuals and a burden on human society world-wide. The increasing prevalence of this tragic condition has stimulated an explosion of scientific research in the last ten years, which resulted in numerous profound insights and technical innovations. This timely volume presents both an overall and a detailed overview of the current worldwide knowledge about the neuroscientific basis of dementia. Leading authorities in their fields provide a far-reaching synthesis of all topics in dementia research, including pathogenesis of dementia, neuroimaging of the earliest alterations, potential biological and genetic markers for Alzheimer`s Disease and new therapeutic strategies. Each chapter discusses clinical implications and areas of controversy, highlights the wide range of current and future therapeutic possibilities and indicates promising directions for further research...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Birkhäuser
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3034894821
• ISBN 13: 9783034894821
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 324
• Herausgeber: Tanaka Chikako, McGeer Patrick L., Ihara Yasuo
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