Vascular Dementia
Contributors: John Stirling Meyer (Editor); James F. Toole (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: January 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780879934255
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Diseases & disorders; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Cerebrovascular Diseases; Dementia; Neurology - General; Medical; Dementia, Vascular; Cerebrovascular disease; Cardiology; BRAIN_BLOOD-VESSELS; Medical / Neurology; SENILE DEMENTIA; etiology; Mental Illness; Alzheimer's disease
First sentence: Dementia has become the most frequent cause of chronic disability in the elderly, with accompanying limitations of life span and dependence on others for caregiving.