The second edition contains updated resources, research institution information and a listing of treatment and care facilities in the United States. Additions to the encyclopedia section include advances in Alzheimer’s disease research, genetics, diagnostic procedures, treatment, alternative medicine, brain plasticity, risk factors, clinical trial information, nursing home safety, and preventive measures. In addition the book describes medical treatments used in other countries and the results of collaborative efforts such as the recent global imaging test initiatives and the Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease by 2020 Project.

Elaine A. Moore has worked in hospital laboratories for more than 30 years, primarily in immunohematology and toxicology. She is a freelance medical writer and laboratory consultant. For more information, visit her website at www.elaine-moore.com. She lives in Sedalia, Colorado. Lisa Moore lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she works for the federal government.

Elaine A. Moore with Lisa Moore

Foreword by David Perlmutter, M.D.

Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 456
Bibliographic Info: 25 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6458-6
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8852-0
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments      viii
Foreword by David Perlmutter, M.D.      1
Preface      3
The Encyclopedia      7
Long Term and Day Care Treatment Centers, by State      183
Research Facilities      387
Resources      393
Index      413

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