Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Recent Developments

by Israel Hanin (Editor), Mitsuo Yoshida (Editor), Abraham Fisher (Editor)

Overview

This book represents the third in a series of International Conferences related to Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's (PD) diseases. The first one took place in Eilat, Israel, in 1985; and the second one in Kyoto, Japan, in 1989. This book contains the full text of oral and poster presentations from the Third International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Recent Developments, held in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. on November 1-6, 1993. The Chicago Conference was attended by 270 participants. The Scientific Program was divided into nine oral sessions, a keynote presentation, and a poster session. The conference culminated in a Round Table Discussion involving all of the participants in the conference. The four and one-half day meeting served as an excellent medium for surveying the current status of clinical and preclinical developments in AD and PD. There were 59 oral presentations and 93 posters. This book incorporates a majority of both.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306450044
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	06/30/1995
Series:	Advances in Behavioral Biology , #44
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	724
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of Contents

Clinical-General and Overlap Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease.- Beta-Amyloid Precursor Protein, Tau, and Mechanism of Cell Death.- Etiology, Epidemiology and Potential Risk Factors.- Receptor Dynamics, Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology.- Animal Models, Biological and Early Markers.- Treatment and Clinical Trials.- Endogenous Toxins.- Growth Factors.- Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Editorial Reviews

This is a summary of a symposium held in Chicago in 1993 on Alzheimer's disease. The book serves as a summary of the conference proceedings. It is targeted at researchers in the fields of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The book is composed of 86 state-of-research abstracts, including those on clinical aspects, amyloid, etiology, receptors, markers, trials, toxins, growth factors, and genetics. The abstracts are a very valuable survey of current research for active researchers. The book lacks any editorial commentary and is not suitable for introductory purposes for those needing a overview of research in the field.

Daniel B. Hier

The proceedings of the Third International Conference on [title], held in Chicago, November 1993, comprise papers in sessions devoted to clinical-general and overlap between Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease; beta-amyloid precursor protein, tau, and mechanism of cell death; etiology, epidemiology and potential risk factors; receptor dynamics, neurochemistry and molecular biology; animal models, biological and early markers; treatment and clinical trials; endogenous toxins; growth factors; and molecular biology and genetics. The volume concludes with a Special Meeting Report (The Cholinergic Hypothesis of Geriatric Cognitive Dysfunction). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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