The Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease

The Encyclopedia of Alzheimer's Disease Carol Turkington and Deborah Mitchell. 2^nded. Facts on File Library of Health and Living New York, NY: Facts on File, 2010. 302 pp.

Presents a wealth of information on the physical, emotional, and intellectual conditions that affect Alzheimer's sufferers. Examines the current research on prevention, causes, and treatments, as well as the social issues surrounding the disease.

Front Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Other Frontmatter
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abuse-Aphasia
- Abuse
- Acetylcholine
- Active Lifestyle
- Activities
- Activities of Daily Living
- Acupuncture
- AD7C Test
- ADAPT (Alzheimer’s Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial)
- Adult Day Services
- Advance Directive
- Age and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI)
- Aggression
- Aging
- Agitation
- Agnosia
- Alcohol
- Alpha-2-Macroglobulin (A2M)
- Aluminum
- Alzheimer, Alois (1864–1915)
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Association MedicAlert + Safe Return Program
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Disease Associated Protein (ADAP)
- Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
- Alzheimer’s Disease International
- Amino Acids
- Amnesia
- Amygdala
- Amyloid and Amyloid Plaques
- Amyloid-Precursor Protein (APP)
- Amy Plaque
- AN-1792
- Angiography
- Aniracetam
- Antacids
- Antioxidants
- Antipsychotic Drugs
- Anxiety
- Aphasia
ApoE-Canada
- ApoE Gene Testing
- Apolipoprotein E (ApoE)
- Apolipoprotein E-4 (ApoE-4) Gene
- Apoptosis
- Area Agencies on Aging
- Aromatherapy
- Artificial Feeding
- Art Therapy
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Assessment Tools
- Assisted Living
- Association Areas
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Autopsy
- The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA)
- Bapineuzumab
- Bathing Problems
- Behavioral Symptoms
- Behavioral Treatment
- Benzodiazepines
- Beta Amyloid (Beta-Amyloid)
- Beta Carotene (Beta-Carotene)
- Beta Secretase (Beta-Secretase)/Beta-Secretase Inhibitors
- Binswanger’s Disease
- Biological Markers
- Blood Pressure
- Blood Tests
- Blood Vessel Theory of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Blueberries
- Board and Care Homes
- Brain
- Brain Scans
- Brain Waves
- B Vitamins
- Caffeine
- Calcium
- California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT)
- Calpain
- Calsenilin
- Canada
Caregivers-Demoic
- Caregivers
- Care Planning
- Carnitine
- Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Celecoxib (Celebrex)
- Cevimeline (Evoxac)
- Chemical Theories of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Chlamydia Pneumonia, Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- Choline
- Cholinergic Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Cholinomimetic Agents
- Chromosome
- Chromosome 1
- Chromosome 10
- Chromosome 12
- Chromosome 14
- Chromosome 19
- Chromosome 21
- Circadian Rhythm
- Circulatory Disorders
- Coenzyme Q10
- Cognitive Abilities
- Combativeness
- Communication Problems
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Cortisol
- Cox-2 Inhibitors (Vioxx, Celebrex, Mobic)
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Cues
- Curcumin
- Cytochrome Oxidase (CO)
- Dapsone
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
- Delirium
- Delusions
- Dementia
- Demoic Acid
Dental-Free
- Dental Care
- Depression
- Diabetes, Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Diet
- Dimebolin (Brand Name Dimebon)
- Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE)
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)
- Doctor Visits
- Donepezil (Aricept)
- Down Syndrome, Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Dressing
- Driving
- Drug Treatments
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Eating Problems
- Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Education
- Elder Abuse
- Elder Law Attorney
- Elderly Nutrition Program (ENP)
- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Emergency Relief Programs
- Entorhinal Cortex
- Environment
- Enzyme
- Episodic Memory
- Estrogen
- Executive Function
- Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (FAD)
- Familial British Dementia
- Fatty Acids, Essential
- Financial Assistance
- Flurizan
- Folic Acid (B9)
- Forgetfulness
- Free Radicals
Fronto-Huperzine
- Fronto-Temporal Dementia
- Galanin
- Galantamine (Razadyne; Formerly Reminyl)
- Gamma Secretase (Gamma-Secretase)
- Gamma-Secretase Inhibitors
- Gene
- Gene Therapy
- Geriatric Care Manager
- Geriatrician
- Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
- Geriatric Psychiatrist
- Gerontologist
- Gilatide
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Glucocorticoids
- Glucose
- Glutamate
- Green Tea
- Grief
- Grooming
- Growth Factors
- Guilt
- Hallucinations
- Haloperidol (Haldol)
- Head Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Head Size and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Health Care Proxy
- Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Heredity and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Hippocampus
- Hoarding
- Hobbies and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Holidays
- Home Health Care
- Home Health Care Agency
- Home Modifications
- Homocysteine
- Hospice
- Hospitalization
- Huperzine A (Cerebra)
Hydergine-Money
- Hydergine (Ergoloid Mesylates)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments
- Incontinence
- Independent Living
- Independent Providers
- Inflammation
- Inhibition, Lack of
- Insulin-Degrading Enzyme (IDE)
- Intellectual Stimulation
- Interleukins
- International Statistics
- Jogging
- Language Areas of the Brain
- Lead
- Lecithin
- Leisure Activity
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Limbic System
- Linguistic Skills
- Living Trust
- Long-Term Planning
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging (MRSI)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Memantine (Namenda)
- Memory
- Memory, Active Working
- Memory Impairment Study
- Memory Loss v. Alzheimer’s
- Menopause and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Mental Exercise and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Mental Status Testing
- Mercury
- Metabolism
- Metrifonate (ProMed)
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCT)
- Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
- Money
Multi-Piracetam
- Multi-Infarct Dementia (MID)
- Music
- Mutant Proteins
- Myths About Alzheimer’s Disease
- Nerve Cell
- Nerve Growth Factors (NGF)
- Neural Graft
- Neurofibrillary Tangles
- Neurologist
- Neuropsychiatry
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Neuropsychologist
- Neurotransmitter
- Neurotrophic Factor
- Nicotine
- Nimodipine (Nimotop)
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
- Nootropics
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Nun Study
- Nursing Homes
- Nutrition
- Occipital Lobe
- Occupational Therapy
- Organic Brain Syndrome (OBS)
- Organic Mental Syndrome
- P75 Neurotrophin
- Pacing
- Paranoia
- Parietal Lobes
- Parkinsonism
- Parkinson’s Disease v. Alzheimer’s
- Perseveration
- Personality
- Pet Therapy
- Phenserine
- Phosphatidylserine (PS)
- Physostigmine
- Pick’s Disease
- Piracetam
Pittsburgh-Sleep
- Pittsburgh Compound B
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Power of Attorney
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
- Presenilins
- Pressure Sore
- Prion Diseases
- Prions
- Progranulin
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Pseudodementia
- Psychotic Symptoms
- Race and Alzheimer’s Disease
- REACH
- Reality Orientation
- Recall
- Repetitive Behaviors
- Respite Care
- Restraints
- Risk Factors
- Rivastigmine (Exelon)
- Road Map, the
- Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute
- Safety
- Safety Assessment Scale for People with Dementia Living at Home (SAS)
- SAM-e (S-adenosylmethionine)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Selegiline (Eldepryl)
- Semantic Memory
- Senile Dementia
- Senility
- Serotonin
- Sexual Activity
- Shadowing
- Shouting and Screaming
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleeping Pills
- Sleep Problems
Small-Women’s
- Small Head Size
- Smell, Sense of
- Special Care Unit (SCUs)
- Spongiform Encephalopathies
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Substance P
- Sundowning
- Support Groups
- Suspiciousness
- Symptoms
- Synuclein
- Tacrine (Cognex)
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Tau Protein
- Television
- Telomeres
- Testosterone
- Thioridazine (Mellaril)
- Toileting Problems
- Touch-Tone Telephones
- Trailing
- Tranquilizers
- Treatment
- Tube Feeding
- Vacations
- Vaccine
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
- Valproic Acid
- Varenicline
- Vasopressin
- Vinpocetine
- Viruses and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Visiting
- Visual Memory
- Vitamins
- Wandering
- Weight Loss
- Wine
- Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study
Zinc-Zinc
- Zinc
Appendixes
- Alzheimer’s Disease Resources
- Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
- Area Agencies on Aging
- International Alzheimer’s Disease Associations
- Legal/Financial Issues
- Read More About It
- Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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