Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease

by Taylor Crandall

1. Characteristics

1.1. Pre-dementia

1.1.1. 10 signs

1.2. Early

1.3. Moderate

1.4. Advanced

2. Society & Culture

2.1. Care-Giving Burden

2.2. Social Costs

2.3. Notable Cases

3. Causes

3.1. Age

3.2. Family History

3.3. Cholinergic Hypothesis

4. Prognosis

5. History

5.1. Alois Alzheimer

6. Prevention

7. Management

7.1. Pharmaceutical

7.2. Psychological Intervention

7.3. Caregiving

8. Epidemiology

8.1. Incidence

8.2. Prevalence

9. Diagnosis

9.1. Techniques

9.1.1. Imaging

9.2. Criteria

10. Pathophysiology

10.1. Neuropathology

10.2. Disease Mechanisim

10.3. Biochemistry

10.4. Genetics

11. Alzheimer's Association

11.1. Plan/Mission

12. 7 Stages

12.1. No Impairment

12.2. Very mild decline

12.3. Mild decline

12.4. Moderate decline

12.5. Moderately severe decline

12.6. Severe decline

12.7. Very severe decline

13. Treatment & Clinical Studies

14. Brain Comparisons

15. Number Figures