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Defying dementia : understanding and preventing Alzheimer's and related disorders
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Defying dementia : understanding and preventing Alzheimer's and related disorders

Author: Robert Levine
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Levine
ISBN: 0275989704 9780275989705
OCLC Number: 64896383
Description: x, 219 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: I. Understanding dementia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Confounders of dementia : normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and pseudo-dementia -- 3. Alzheimer's disease -- 4. Fronto-temporal dementia, Pick's disease -- 5. Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia -- 6. Vascular dementia and mixed dementia -- 7. Less common forms of dementia -- II. Lowering the risk of dementia and maximizing cognitive function -- 8. Accelerated aging, cognitive reserve and what we can't control -- 9. The importance of physical activity and exercise -- 10. The need for cognitive stimulation and socialization -- 11. Diet and substances that may reduce the risk of dementia.
Responsibility: Robert Levine.
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