Understanding Alzheimer's Disease: What you need to know

National Institute on Aging (U.S.) · National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

Aug 2015 · Government Printing Office

About this ebook

This easy-to-read booklet will help readers learn about Alzheimer’s disease, its symptoms and treatments, when to see the doctor, research studies, and where caregivers can get help. Includes vignettes, a resource list, and glossary.

Please also check out Understanding Memory Loss: What to do when you have trouble remembering, as another authoritative
resource from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Institute on Aging availabe in the following formats:

ePub ISBN: 9780160930133
Standard Web PDF ISBN: 9780160930140


Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; memory problems; dementia; causes; symptoms; treatments; caregiving help

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Very helpful and informational.

About the author

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leads the federal government effort conducting and supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people. NIA is the primary Federal agency for Alzheimer's disease research and provides information on age-related cognitive change and neurodegenerative disease specifically at its Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers. NIH, the nation's medical research agency, is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.