Title page; Contents; Contributor's Index; Preface, Alzheimer's disease: A century of scientific and clinical research; Historical Perspective; Progress in the history of Alzheimer's disease: The importance of context; Neuropathology; Synaptic Changes; Amyloid; Tau; Disease Mechanisms; Genetics; Diagnosis and Treatment; Keyword Index
Summary
Traces how the true importance of Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the major cause of late life dementia ultimately came to light and narrates the evolution of the concepts related to AD throughout the years and its recognition as a major public health problem
Notes
"This is the book edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Volume 9, No. 3 Supplement (2006)"--Title page verso