Alzheimer's Disease: An Overview

Alzheimer's Disease References

References

1. National Institute on Aging (November 2008) Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfact.htm.

2. Alzheimers Association (n.d.) Alzheimer's Disease. Retrieved June 2, 2009, from http://alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp.

3. Kukull WA, Higdon R, Bowen JD, et al. Dementia and alzheimer disease incidence. Arch Neurol. 2002;59:1737-1746.

4. Genetics Home Reference (December 2008) Alzheimer disease. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alzheimerdisease.

5. Wang S, Oelze B, Schumacher A. Age-specific epigenetic drift in late-onset Alzheimer's disease. PLoS ONE. 2008;3(7):e2698.

6. NIH Senior Health (n.d.) Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's. Retrieved June 4, 2009 from the NIH Senior Health Web Site: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimerscare/dailyactivities/02.html.

7. Eldercare.gov (n.d.) Eldercare Locator. Retrieved June 4, 2009, from http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx.

8. American Health Assistance Foundation (n.d.) Alzheimer's Risk Factors & Prevention. Retrieved July 15, 2009, from http://www.ahaf.org/alzheimers/about/risk/.

9. Guthrie, Catherine (October 18, 2007) Is Alzheimer's a Form of Diabetes? Retrieved July 15, 2009, from http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1673236,00.html.

10. ScienceDaily (August 28, 2007) Alzheimer's: High Stress And Genetic Risk Factor Lead To Increased Memory Decline. Retrieved July 15, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070827095121.htm.

11. Alzheimers Association (n.d.) PTSD Associated with Higher Alzheimer's. Retrieved July 15, 2009, from http://www.alz.org/icad/2010_release_071309_130am_c.asp.

This Elder Health Guide was published on August 1, 2009 and was updated on January 5, 2010.