Defying Dementia: Understanding and Preventing Alzheimer's and Related Disorders
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Written to encourage defensive action, Levine's book is meant both as a guide and a reference to understanding and preventing dementia. It is intended for lay people interested in learning about dementia and measures that can be taken to repel its onslaught, as well as for caregivers and family members of impaired patients. Defying Dementia is presented in two sections. First, Levine explains various types of dementia, its increasing incidence and current treatments, and the treatments tested and on the horizen. The role of physiology and fresh insights from the field of genetics are also included. The second section focuses on methods that can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle to avoid dementia.
PrefaceAcknowledgementsIUnderstanding Dementia11Introduction32Confounders of Dementia: Normal Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Pseudo-dementia213Alzheimer's Disease374Fronto-Temporal Dementia-Pick's Disease675Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia796Vascular Dementia and Mixed Dementia1017Less Common Forms of Dementia111IILowering the Risk of Dementia and Maximizing Cognitive Function1278Accelerated Aging, Cognitive Reserve and What We Can't Control1299The Importance of Physical Activity and Exercise14110The Need for Cognitive Stimulation and Socialization15711Diet and Substances That May Reduce the Risk of Dementia173Afterword191Notes193Glossary209Index213
