Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Management

by Pierre Tariot and Richard J. Caselli

The number of patients with dementia is rising in proportion to the aging of our population; therefore, by 2050 the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple, risking the integrity of the entire U.S. healthcare economy. More NIH dollars are spent on Alzheimer's disease research than on any other neurological disease and our available fund of information has commensurately accelerated. Whereas 30 years ago little distinction was made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195393384
• ISBN13: 9780195393385
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"