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"The DeMoe family has the most devastating form of [Alzheimer's] that there is: early onset Alzheimer's, an inherited genetic mutation that causes the disease in 100 percent of cases, and has a 50 percent chance of being passed onto the next generation. Of the six DeMoe children whose father had it, five have inherited the gene; the sixth, Karla, has inherited responsibility for all of them. But rather than give up in the face of such news, the DeMoes have agreed to spend their precious, abbreviated years as part of a worldwide study that could utterly change the landscape of Alzheimer's research and offers the brightest hope for future treatments--and possibly a cure"--
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Behavioral Complications in Alzheimer's Disease is the first book to focus exclusively on Alzheimer's disease and on the noncognitive disturbances associated with this disease. It centers on the emerging data regarding the biology of the illness. The book provides clinicians with practical management strategies for the identification, measurement, and treatment of behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Behavioral Complications in Alzheimer's Disease also informs the nonspecialist and trainee about important new findings. The liberal use of case histories and illustrations makes this a valuable reference text.