Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer's disease / Ronald C. Petersen, medical editor.

Alzheimer's disease

Rochester, Minnesota : Mayo Clinic, [2013]

ix, 383 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

First edition.

Includes index.

"MC7311, 293300"--Page 4 of cover.

Part 1: Aging and dementia. Ch. 1. Typical aging -- Ch. 2. Abnormal aging and dementia -- Ch. 3. Diagnosing abnormal signs and symptoms -- Part 2: Alzheimer's disease. Ch. 4. The basics of Alzheimer's disease -- Ch. 5. Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease -- Ch. 6. Mild cognitive impairment -- Ch. 7. Preclinical Alzheimer's disease -- Ch. 8. Treatment of Alzheimer's disease -- Ch. 9. Research trends in treatment and care -- Part 3: Causes of dementia other than Alzheimer's. Ch. 10. Frontotemporal degeneration -- Ch. 11. Dementia with Lewy bodies -- Ch. 12. Vascular cognitive impairment -- Ch. 13. Other causes of dementia -- Part 4: Promising strategies to imrpve cognition. Ch. 14. Staying mentally sharp -- Ch. 15. Keeping a healthy lifestyle -- Action guide for caregivers.