Alzheimer's Disease

Zaven Khachaturian, Ph.D., is co-founder of Khachaturian, Radebaugh & Associates, Inc, an international consulting group focused on the conceptualization, development, and management  of large scale research programs in Alzheimer's disease. Teresa Sluss Radebaugh, Sc.D., is a psychiatrist epidmiologist with a long history of research and research support work in dementias, Alzheimer's disease and gerontology.

1. A Synthesis of Critical Topics in Alzheimer's Disease


Z.S. Khachaturian and T.S. Radebaugh


Overview and Historic Perspectives


2. Current Research on Alzheimer's Disease in an Historical Perspective


R. Katzman


3. A History of the Morphology of Alzheimer's Disease


R.D. Terry


Epidemiology


4. Putative Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease


R. Mayeux


5. Descriptive Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease


D.A. Evans


6. Methods of Screening for Survey Research on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias


B.J. Gurland


Diagnosis


7. Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease


J.C. Morris


8. Clinical Assessment of Patient with Dementia


S. Gilman


9. The Use of Tests and Instruments in the Evaluation of Patients with Dementia


R.C. Mohs


Biological Markers


10. Heterogeneity of Alzheimer's Disease


A. Heyman

11. The Neuropathology of Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnostic Features and Standardization


S.S. Mirra and W.R. Markesbery


12. Pathology, Neurobiology, and Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease


J.C. Troncoso, B.J. Crain, S.S. Sisodia, and D.L. Price


13. Neuroimaging Applications for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease


T.F. Budinger


Cause(s)


14. Intrinsic Biological Aging as Underlying Pathogenetic Mechanism


G.M. Martin


15. Cerebral Metabolic Impairments


J.P. Blass


16. The Metabolism of Apolipoprotein E and the Alzheimer's Diseases


A.D. Roses


17. Neuroimmune Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease


P.L. McGeer and E.G. McGeer


18. Causes of Alzheimer's Disease


A.B. Young


19. Trace Elements in Alzheimer's Disease


W.R. Markesbery


Treatment


20. Clinical Drug Trials in Alzheimer's Disease: Methodological Considerations


L.J. Thal


21. Pharmacological Approaches to Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease


D. Galasko


22. Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease


L. Shihabuddin and K.L. Davis


23. Psychosocial Interventions


M.S. Mittelman and S.H. Ferris


Care and Management


24. Inappropriate Behavior


J. Cohen-Mansfield


25. Managing Problems in Dementia Patients: Depression and Agitation


L. Teri


26. Overview of Psychosocial Factors Contributing to Stress of Family Caregivers


K.C. Buckwalter


27. The Influence of Social Context on the Caregiving Experience


R.J.V. Montgomery


28. Care for Families Facing Alzheimer's Disease: Primary Care Practice Implications from Research


L.P. Gwyther