[Medicine-for-people] Brain Health as We Age Part Nine: Dementia -- Know Thy Enemy

[Douwe Rienstra]

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Medicine for People!

November, 2006

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Contents
 - Brain Health as We Age Part Nine:  Dementia -- Know Thy Enemy
 - Review and Look Ahead
 - What is Dementia?
 - Irreversible Forms of Dementia
 - Alzheimer's Disease Close Up
 - What Your Doctor Would Look For
 - Conclusion:  The Choices Ahead

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This month Medicine for People presents the ninth in a series of articles
entitled "Brain Health as We Age." We feel this issue is vital to long-term
happiness and quality of life.

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April 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 3 - The Little Engines That Could
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March 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 2 - What Happens in the Aging Brain
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