New Trends in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Alzheimer’s Disease

New Trends in the Diagnosis and Therapy of Alzheimer’s Disease edited by Kurt A. Jellinger, Gernot Ladurner, Manfred Windisch.

Alzheimeŕs Disease (AD), the most frequent cause of mental decline in the elderly represents one of the major health problems facing modern society. Despite considerable progress in the clinical diagnosis, epidemiology, structural basis, biochemistry, molecular genetics, and pharmacological aspects...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jellinger, Kurt A. (Editor), Ladurner, Gernot (Editor), Windisch, Manfred (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 1994.
Edition:1st ed. 1994.
Series:Key Topics in Brain Research,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Pharmacology.
Psychiatry.
Neurosciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Synaptic pathology in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer dementia
  • Classification of dementias based on functional morphology
  • Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
  • Diagnostic imaging techniques with special reference to PET
  • Neurochemical investigations in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type and their clinical value
  • Different methodological approaches for the construction of a therapy sensitive ADL scale for the assessment of Alzheimer patients
  • Trial designs and outcome variables in antidementia drug testing
  • Cognitive deterioration in old age and in the course of dementia
  • NGF and Alzheimer’s disease: a model for trophic factor therapy in neurodegeneration
  • Efficacy of Cerebrolysin® in Alzheimer’s disease.

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