Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease From Gene to Prevention [Paperback]

The World-Wide Impact of Dementia. Projections of Prevalance and Costs.- Predicting Who Will Develop Alzheimers Disease.- Genetic Factors in Early- and Late-Onset Alzheimers Disease.- Heterogeneity in Alzheimers Disease: Implications for Epidemiology.- The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease: The Role of Estrogen in Reducing Risk.- Inflammation, Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Alzheimers Disease.- Socio-Demographic Risk Factors for Dementia and Alzheimers Disease in the Paquid Study.- Vascular Disease and Vascular Risk Factors and Dementia.- Alzheimers Disease: A Review of Cross-Cultural Studies.- The Implications of Epidemiological Findings for the Prevention of Alzheimers Disease.- The Primary Prevention of Alzheimers Disease: Should We Develop Large-Scale Trials?.- Possibilities for Secondary Prevention of Alzheimers Disease.This volume contains the proceedings of the 14th Colloque M?decine et Recherche of the Fondation Ipsen pour la Recherche Th?rapeutique devoted to Alzheimer's Disease and dedicated to the epidemiological study of this dementia, a very important issue because the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease rise exponentially with age. Epidemiological findings not only confirm dementia as a major challenge for the coming years but also contribute defining risk factors, predicting and may be preventing this disease.Springer Book Archives