Memory Loss: Everything You Want To Know But Forget To Ask

Devere MD, Ronald

ISBN 10: 1463602316 / ISBN 13: 9781463602314

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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Do you worry about memory loss and have fear of Alzheimer's disease? Learn all the facts and help reduce your worry and fear. This unique book will navigate you through easy to read topics such as: when is memory abnormal and where and when to seek help; how does our memory system work; what to expect when you go for a memory checkup: what are the causes and treatment of memory impairment. These topics are simplified by case examples.Learn some welcome information about memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that is known but infrequently mentioned. This book is especially written by an experienced cognitive neurologist, for the general aging public, patients, caregivers and health care providers such as nurse practioners, physician assistants, family and internal medicine physicians.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: The author is a board certified neurologist. He is Director of the Alzheimer's Disease and memory Disorders center since 1993, Houston Texas for 12 years and now Austin Texas for the last 10 years. A native of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, Dr Devere did his medical scool training at the University of Manitoba followed by a internship at The LAC USC medical center in Los Angeles and completed his Neurology Training at the University Of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He began neurology private practice in 1975 and is currently in full time neurology practice in Austin Texas. He is a contributing editor to the journal "Practical Neurology" since 2008 and contributes an article every other month of "Dementia Insights". He has a lot of experience (19 years) in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of memory loss and Dementia. He strongly believes that a lot of positive medical information in these disorders are not mentioned to the general public, caregivers and many health care providers. He believe it is important to reduce public fear of these disorders by giving all the facts.The purpose of writing this book on memory loss is based on this principle.

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Titel: Memory Loss: Everything You Want To Know But...
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good