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100 Questions & Answers About Alzheimer's Disease

Author(s): Thomas M. Wisniewski, MD, NYU Alzheimer's Disease Center, New York City, New York
Marcin Sadowski, MD, New York University School of Medicine
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763732547
  • ISBN-10:0763732540
  • Paperback    214 pages      © 2004
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Overview

A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be heartbreaking news. Whether you’re newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or are a friend or relative of someone with Alzheimer’s, this book offers help. The only text to provide a doctor’s and patient’s view, 100 Questions & Answers About Alzheimer’s Disease gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, quality of life, caregiving, sources of support, and much more. Written by two prominent neurologists specializing in treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

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Concise, easy-to-read paperback book

Provides both the patient and physician’s perspective on Alzheimer’s disease

Written by world expert authors

Practical answers to questions about treatment options, quality of life, caregiving, sources of support, and much more

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Introduction
Part 1. The Basics
Questions 1–10 address basic questions about Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including:

  • What is Alzheimer’s disease?
  • Is AD a new disease? Was it less common 20 years ago? 
  • Is AD hereditary?
  • What should I know about the brain to understand AD?

Part 2. Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
Questions 11–45 cover risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis of AD, including: 

  • What causes AD?
  • Does the risk of AD increase with age?
  • What is early-onset familial AD?
  • Can strokes or head injury cause AD?

Part 3. Treatment
Questions 46–63 discuss various treatments of AD, including:

  • What are the goals of treating AD?
  • Why do I need a brain scan?
  • What is the vaccine for AD?

Part 4. Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease
Questions 64–94 explore the delicate process of dealing with AD, including:

  • How do I tell other family members about a diagnosis of AD?
  • Why do people with AD become agitated?
  • What legal and financial issues I should be aware of?

Part 5. Searching for the Cure
Questions 95–100 explain issues related to process of development new drugs for AD, including:

  • Are any new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches under development? 
  • Can AD-damaged nerve cells be restored? 
  • What can I win what can I lose by joining a clinical trial of new medication for AD? 

Appendix
A list of Web sites, organizations, and literature to help Alzheimer’s patients and their families to find additional resources on general and specific topics related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Glossary
Index


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Thomas M. Wisniewski, MD-NYU Alzheimer's Disease Center, New York City, New York

Dr. Thomas Wisniewski is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Pathology, and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine and an Attending Neurologist at the Tisch Hospital New York University Medical Center. He also serves as an Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital and at the New York Veterans Affair Medical Center. Dr. Wisniewski graduated from King’s College Medical School, University of London, England in 1983. He received training as a neurologist at New York University Medical Center, from 1984 until 1988 and as a neuropathologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y. from 1988 until 1990. Dr. Wisniewski is a co-author of over 150 publications related to Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. He is a recipient of numerous research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer’s Disease Association. He has lectured on the topic of Alzheimer’s disease at many national and international meetings. The scope of Dr. Wisniewski’s daily work is divided between the care of patients with dementia, teaching, and directing a research laboratory.

Marcin Sadowski, MD-New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Marcin Sadowski is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine and an Attending Neurologist at Tisch Hospital New York University Medical Center. He also serves as an Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital and is a Neurology Consultant at the New York Veterans Affair Medical Center. Dr. Sadowski received his M.D. from Gdansk School of Medicine, in Gdansk, Poland in 1995. In 1996, he received a Ph.D. for his work on brain connections from the same institution. Between 1996 and 1998, Dr. Sadowski was a postdoctoral research fellow in the New York State Institute for Basic Research on Staten Island, N.Y. where he worked on the pathomechanisms of Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. From 1998 until 2002 he was a neurology resident at New York University Medical Center, and in 2002 he was appointed an Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Sadowski is a recipient of a prestigious career development award from the National Institute of Aging. He is also an author of 35 publications related to Alzheimer’s disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or brain ischemia. Dr. Sadowski divides his time equally among research on development of new treatment and clinical approaches for Alzheimer’s disease, taking care of patients with dementia and teaching.

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  • "This easy-to-read book provides the public and care-providers with the latest scientific and practical information about Alzheimer's disease. It is evidence-based and comprehensive, yet easy to read. It will be a great book to the millions of patients and families who are dealing with this growing medical problem."

    -- Steven H. Ferris, PhD, Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center, New York University School of Medicine

    "Two distinguished scientist-neurologists tackle with great skill the perennial questions about Alzheimer's disease. They have created a practical, informative, and handy guide for the patients and families they know and love. This book will help orient Alzheimer's patients and caregivers in the fight against an enemy that robs both mind and pocketbook."

    --Dr. Mony de Leon, Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Center for Brain Health, New York University School of Medicine

    "Drs. Sadowski and Wisniewski have written an outstanding primer that will serve as a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to delve below the surface of Alzheimer disease. The wide range of topics covered in this book are well organized and will serve as a great reference well beyond the initial reading. As all of us face the challenge of our own aging, this book is a powerful reminder of the treacherous road that may lie ahead near the end of life's journey."

    --Bernardinao Ghetti, MD, Director, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center, Indiana University School of Medicine

    "Drs. Sadowski and Wisniewski have condensed their expertise into an accessible guide that will be invaluable to people newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and to their families. For those of us worried about our memory as we age, this provides an authoritative, conversational guide."

    --Michael Shelanski, MD, PhD, The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University

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