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Vision In Alzheimer's Disease (Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology)
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Vision In Alzheimer's Disease (Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology)
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by Alice Cronin-Golomb and Patrick R. Hof
Sales Rank: 3911046
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List Price: $180.00
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Hardcover: 331 pages
Publisher: S. Karger Publishers USA; 1 edition August 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3805577575
ISBN-13: 978-3805577571
Product Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
Visual dysfunction is prevalent in Alzheimers disease and in related disorders such as posterior cortical atrophy and Down syndrome. The neuropathology of these disorders affects brain areas that process low-level vision as well as higher-order cognition and attention. This volume spans the range of topics on vision, from structure (retinal and cortical) to function (cortical activation) to behavior (perception, cognition, attention, hallucinations, and everyday activities). The chapters together indicate that lower-level visual deficits can contribute to, or masquerade as, higher-order cognitive impairments. As important, they suggest that vision-based interventions may improve patients lives. An emerging theme is that the study of variations in visual-system pathology, behavior, and genetic risk will likely provide insights into typical Alzheimers disease as well as related conditions. The visual disorders of Alzheimers original case and its cousins of the 21st century have muc
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