Cover ; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers ; 1.1 -- Historical Background; 1.2 -- Important Events in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Research; 1.3 -- Some Facts About Alzheimer's Disease; 1.4 -- Common Features of Alzheimer's Disease; 1.5 -- Classification of Alzheimer's Disease; 1.6 -- Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease; 1.7 -- Definition of a Biomarker; 1.7.1 -- A. Categorization of Biomarkers According to Their Role
1.7.2 -- B. Definition of Common Statistical Parameters to Quantify the Performance of Biomarkers1.8 -- Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease; 1.9 -- Future Focus: Detecting Preclinical Stages of Alzheimer's Disease; 1.10 -- Economic Impact of Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers; 1.11 -- Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 2 -- Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease ; 2.1 -- Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease: Historical Perspective; 2.2 -- Neuropsychological Assessment Tests to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease; 2.2.1 -- Mini-Mental State Examination; 2.2.2 -- Clock Drawing Test
2.2.3 -- Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale2.2.4 -- Neuropsychological Test Battery; 2.2.4.1 -- Other neuropsychological tests; 2.2.5 -- Clinical Dementia Rating; 2.2.6 -- Global Deterioration Scale; 2.2.7 -- Dementia Severity Rating Scale; 2.3 -- Neuropathology at Brain Autopsy to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease; 2.4 -- Accuracy of Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease; 2.5 -- Alzheimer's Disease-Related Neurological Conditions; 2.5.1 -- Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease; 2.5.2 -- Mild Cognitive Impairment; 2.5.3 -- Non-Alzheimer's Dementias; 2.5.3.1 -- Vascular dementia; 2.5.3.2 -- Lewy body dementia
