Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease: From Gene to Prevention (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Mayeux, Richard

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume contains the proceedings of the 14th Colloque Médecine et Recherche of the Fondation Ipsen pour la Recherche Thérapeutique devoted to Alzheimer's Disease and dedicated to the epidemiological study of this dementia, a very important issue because the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease rise exponentially with age. Epidemiological findings not only confirm dementia as a major challenge for the coming years but also contribute defining risk factors, predicting and may be preventing this disease.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642600760
• Artikelnr.: 53388388

Inhaltsangabe

The World-Wide Impact of Dementia. Projections of Prevalance and Costs.- Predicting Who Will Develop Alzheimer's Disease.- Genetic Factors in Early- and Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease.- Heterogeneity in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Epidemiology.- The Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Estrogen in Reducing Risk.- Inflammation, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Alzheimer's Disease.- Socio-Demographic Risk Factors for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in the Paquid Study.- Vascular Disease and Vascular Risk Factors and Dementia.- Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of Cross-Cultural Studies.- The Implications of Epidemiological Findings for the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.- The Primary Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Should We Develop Large-Scale Trials?.- Possibilities for Secondary Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.