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Concepts of Alzheimer disease : biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives / edited by Peter J. Whitehouse, Konrad Maurer, and Jesse F. Ballenger.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease--Genetic aspects.
- Alzheimer's disease--Social aspects.
- Alzheimer's Association.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (348 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "This is an excellent book, both for the newcomer to the study of Alzheimer disease and to the seasoned reader and clinician." -- Aging and Mental Health.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; PART I - The Cases of Auguste D. and Johann F.; Chapter 1 - Auguste D. The History of Alois Alzheimer's First Case; Chapter 2 - Johann F. The Historical Relevance of the Case for the Concept of Alzheimer Disease; PART II From Alzheimer to the Present; Chapter 3 - Neurofibrillary Changes; Chapter 4 - Contributions of German Neuroscience to the Concept of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 5 - Beyond the Characteristic Plaques and Tangles; Chapter 6 - The Rediscovery of Alzheimer Disease During the 1960's and 1970's
- Chapter 7 - The History of the Genetics of Alzheimer Disease PART III Alzheimer Disease as a Social and Cultural Entity; Chapter 8 - Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 9 - Aging, Culture, and the Framing of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 10 - Narrative Practice and the Inner Worlds of the Alzheimer Disease Experience; PART IV Politics, Policy, and the Perspectives of the Caregiver and Patient; Chapter 11 - The Role of the Concept of Alzheimer Disease in the Development of the Alzheimer's Association in the United States; Chapter 12 - The History of the Alzheimer's Association
- Chapter 13 - The Concept of Alzheimer Disease in a Hypercognitive Society PART V Progress and Its Problems; Chapter 14 - Alzheimer Disease and the New Biology; Chapter 15 - The Genetics of Alzheimer Disease; Chapter 16 - History and the Future of Alzheimer Disease; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-7715-6
- OCLC:
- 923191397
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