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Edited by Gérard Emilien, Cécile Durlach, Kenneth L. Minaker, Bengt Winblad, Serge Gauthier, and Jean-Marie Maloteaux. 288 pp. Basel, Switzerland, Birkhäuser Verlag, 2004. $129. ISBN 3-7643-2426-0.

Less than 20 years ago, Alzheimer's disease was described in epidemiologic studies as "the silent epidemic." Some 10 years later, the first risk factors and genetic mutations were reported, and today the epidemic is no longer silent. Despite its subtitle of Neuropsychology and Pharmacology, this book has a broad scope, with excellent chapters on the causes of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Its 15 chapters are organized into three sections, which deal with the biologic correlates of Alzheimer's disease, neuropsychology, and treatment. The section on biologic correlates reviews the causes, pharmacology, and molecular genetics of Alzheimer's disease, along with the various . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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