Alzheimer's disease, that "silent epidemic" spread by increasing life expectancy, now affects 300,000 people in France, and the figure is expected to rise to 500,000 by 2030.
In association with senile dementia, almost a million people will be affected within 30 years.
General practitioners are now faced with the daily task of understanding and easily recognizing the disease, treating it effectively, preventing it, improving patient care and helping them and their families to handle the problems it causes.
To help them, this very clear and perfectly documented book presents all current knowledge about how the disease progresses, treatments, and the therepeutic outlook. |
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