Gayatri Devi

The Spectrum of Hope

An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

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An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias. A neurologist whos been specialising in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimers by defining it as a spectrum disorder - like autism, Alzheimers is a disease that affects different people differently. She encourages people who are worried about memory impairment to seek a diagnosis, because early treatment will enable doctors and caregivers to manage the disease more effectively through drugs and other therapies. Told through the stories of Dr. Devis patients, The Spectrum of Hope is the kind of narrative

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ISBN: 978-0-7611-9309-8
EAN: 9780761193098
Produktnummer: 20221232
Verlag: Workman
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm
Abbildungen: Hardback - With dust jacket

Über den Autor

Gayatri Devi, MD, MS, FACP, FAAN, is an attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health and a Clinical Professor of Neurology at Downstate Medical Center. She is a board certified neurologist, with additional board certifications in Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neurology, and she served on the faculty of New York University’s School of Medicine as Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry until 2015. She is the author of over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals on the topic of memory loss, as well as the books Estrogen, Memory and Menopause (Alphasigma Press, 2000), What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Alzheimer's Disease (Time Warner Books, 2004), and A Calm Brain (Dutton, 2012). She lives and practices in New York City.