This fully revised and updated edition of Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias is the definitive guide to understanding, preventing and managing dementia. It features the latest scientific discoveries — including new blood and genetic biomarker tests that are transforming early diagnosis, the newest medications that may slow Alzheimer's progression, and groundbreaking research on risk factors such as sleep, hearing loss, and social isolation.
Inside, you'll also explore:
The neurological changes that can occur in the brain — and how normal aging differs from aging with dementia
Why identifying dementia early is increasingly important
Unique signs and symptoms of Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal degeneration, vascular cognitive impairment, and other dementias
The stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Day-to-day coping strategies to help people live well with dementia
