The forgetting : Alzheimer's, portrait of an epidemic / David Shenk.
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- ISBN: 0385498373
- Physical Description: viii, 290 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2001.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-280) and index. |
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Subject: | Alzheimer's disease. |
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The Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
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Table of Contents
The Forgetting : Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Prologue | p. 1 | |
Part I | Early Stage | |
1. | I Have Lost Myself | p. 11 |
2. | Bothered | p. 28 |
3. | The God Who Forgot and the Man Who Could Not | p. 44 |
4. | The Race | p. 62 |
5. | Irrespective of Age | p. 72 |
6. | A Most Loving Brother | p. 86 |
Part II | Middle Stage | |
7. | Fumbling for the Name of My Wife | p. 101 |
8. | Back to Birth | p. 112 |
9. | National Institute of Alzheimer's | p. 132 |
10. | Ten Thousand Feet, at Ten O'Clock at Night | p. 148 |
11. | A World of Struldbruggs | p. 162 |
12. | Humanize the Mouse | p. 178 |
13. | We Hope to Radio Back to Earth Images of Beauty Never Seen | p. 192 |
Part III | End Stage | |
14. | Breakthrough? | p. 209 |
15. | One Thousand Subtractions | p. 216 |
16. | Things to Avoid | p. 228 |
17. | The Mice Are Smarter | p. 242 |
Epilogue | p. 253 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 257 | |
Resources for Patients and Families | p. 261 | |
Sources | p. 265 | |
Index | p. 281 |