What You Need to Know about Alzheimer's Disease (Inside Diseases and Disorders)

Written by experts in easy-to-understand language, this book offers a quick guide for anyone with a parent, grandparent, or loved one struggling with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes problems with thinking, memory, and behavior.Such symptoms as memory loss usually develop slowly but get worse over time, eventually becoming severe enough to interfere with daily activities and bodily functions. What You Need to Know about Alzheimer's Disease is part of Bloomsbury's Inside Diseases and Disorders series.This series profiles a variety of physical and psychological conditions, distilling and consolidating vast collections of scientific knowledge into concise, readable volumes.A list of "Top 10" essential questions begins each book, providing quick-access answers to readers' most pressing concerns.The text follows a standardized, easily navigable structure, with each chapter exploring a particular facet of the topic.In addition to covering s