Course Outline

Dementia is an umbrella term for many brain disorders that disrupt memory, cognition, mood and behavior. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of older adults worldwide. Recent advances in the understanding of dementia offer the chance of possible breakthroughs and hope for the future.

This Book Includes:

1. Explanation of the early signs and symptoms of dementia and how they differ from normal aging
2. Latest information on non-Alzheimer’s forms of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and vascular cognitive impairment
3. Research advances in the understanding of mild cognitive impairment, a transitional stage between a normal state and dementia
4. Action guide for caregivers with tips and strategies for someone becoming a caregiver

About the Medical Editor in Chief

Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., is director of the Alzheimer’s Research Center at May Clinic and is the Cora Kanow Professor of Alzheimer’s Disease Research at mayo Clinic College of medicine. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed articles and edited three books on memory disorders, aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Petersen is one of the recipients of the 2004 MetLife prize for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease and 2004 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases, from the American Academy of Neurology.