Alzheimer S And Parkinson S Diseases

Author : Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Chaim Lachman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461321798

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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases by Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Chaim Lachman Pdf

This book is the outcome of an international conference, held at the Aviya Sonesta Hotel in Eilat, Israel, on March 24-27, 1985. This was the 30th in a series of the annual OHOLO Conferences, sponsored by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. Participants in this Conference consisted of scientists from four teen countries; represented a broad spectrum of research interests; and included a well-balanced representation from academia, clinical institutions and pharmaceutical industry. The book includes talks, poster sessions, and a comprehensive general discussion, all from the proceedings of this conference. In the interest of assuring a rapid publication of the novel infor mation reviewed, this book has been prepared in camera-ready format. We are cognizant of the fact that several typographical errors may exist in the text, and that there are variations in style and typeface of the var ious chapters. This, we felt, was a reasonable compromise for the sake of speed and efficient transmission of valuable scientific information. No body is perfect . •••• The success of the conference, and hence the quality of this book are attributable to the extensive efforts of a large number of extremely capable individuals. These include members of the Scientific Organizing Committee, and the Technical staff of the OHOLO Organization. Of course, the conference could not have succeeded without the high quality of the presentations, and the enthusiastic participation of the contributing scientists.

Author : Harvey J. Altman,Barbara N. Altman
Publisher : Plenum Publishing Corporation
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015018469703

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Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases by Harvey J. Altman,Barbara N. Altman Pdf

Author : Israel Hanin,Mitsuo Yoshida,Abraham Fisher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781475791457

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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases by Israel Hanin,Mitsuo Yoshida,Abraham Fisher Pdf

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.

Author : Abraham Fisher,Maurizio Memo,Fabrizio Stocchi,Israel Hanin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780387720760

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Advances in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease by Abraham Fisher,Maurizio Memo,Fabrizio Stocchi,Israel Hanin Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2005 ADPD conference and is unique in that it deals not only with issues related individually to Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, but also with the integration of these and other related diseases. The most up-to-date techniques and research findings are illustrated in this volume, which covering topics from immunology, neuroscience, and pharmacology to genetics and molecular biology. Possible future developments in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases are also covered.

Author : Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Mitsuo Yoshinda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998-09-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306459035

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Progress in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases by Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Mitsuo Yoshinda Pdf

This book represents the fourth ina series of international conferences related to Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's (PO) diseases. The first one took place in EHat, Israel in 1985; the second in Kyoto, Japan, in 1989; and the third in Chicago, IL, USA in 1993. This book incorporates the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Pro gress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases, held in EHat, Israel, on May 18-23, 1997. This Conference was the 41st in the series of annual OHOLO Conferences sponsored by the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR). It was also conducted under the aus pices of the Alzheimer's Association Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute, USA. The Conference was attended by 550 participants from 28 countries, representing a broad spectrum of research interests; and included a well-balanced representation from aca demia, clinical institutions and pharmaceutical industry. The four-and-one-half day meeting served as an excellent medium for surveying the current preclinical and clinical develop ments in AD, PO, and other related disorders. The scientific program was divided into 24 oral sessions and daily poster sessions. The conference culminated in a round table discus sion. There were 122 talks and 161 posters. This book incorporates a combination of both.

Author : Toshiharu Nagatsu,Abraham Fisher,Mitsuo Yoshida
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 797 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781468458442

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Basic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases by Toshiharu Nagatsu,Abraham Fisher,Mitsuo Yoshida Pdf

This two-volume work contains the full text of the oral and poster presentations and the general discussion at the round table discussion of the Second International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Basic and Therapeutic Strategies, held at the Kyoto Park Hotel in Kyoto, Japan, on November 6-10, 1989. The First Conference was held at the Aviya Sonesta Hotel in Eilat, Israel, on March 24-27, 1985. The record of this First Conference was published by Plenum Press in 1986 as Volume 29 in Advances in Behavioral Biology, under the title "Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Strategies for Research and Development." We are happy that the comprehensive texts of the oral and poster presentations of the Second Conference could again be published within the framework of this series. Since the First Conference in 1985, rapid progress has been made in both basic and 'therapeutic aspects of these diseases. About 700 scientists from allover the world participated in the Second Conference, and 300 papers were presented in oral and poster sessions. Many people and organizations have helped to organize this multi disciplinary international conference and hence have contributed to the scientific quality of these two volumes. We thank the members of the organizing committee, the organizations that provided financial support, and the contributing scientists for their enthusiastic participation. These two volumes follow the same publishing philosophy as the volume derived from the First Conference. They span a broad spectrum of topics and bridge preclinical and clinical concepts related to these diseases.

Author : Israel Hanin,Ramon Cacabelos,Abraham Fisher
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780203028353

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Recent Progress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases by Israel Hanin,Ramon Cacabelos,Abraham Fisher Pdf

This book brings together the proceedings of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: New Perspectives, the Sixth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, held recently in Seville, Spain, and discusses the latest developments in the basic science and therapy of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases by leading specialists

Author : Yoshikuni Mizuno,Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-03-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0306467631

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Mapping the Progress of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease by Yoshikuni Mizuno,Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin Pdf

1h The 5 International Conference on the Progress in Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's 51 1 Disease took place from March 31 to April 5 \ 2001 in Kroto, Japan. This international 1 conference was organized as a joint Congress with the 9 International Catecholamine Symposium. A total of 1258 clinicians and researchers participated in this joint congress 1h from 38 countries in the world. This book represents the proceedings of the 5 Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The International Conference on the Progress in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease was first launched by Professor Abraham Fisher of Israel and Professor Israel Hanin of USA. The first conference was held in Eilat, Israel in 1985. The second conference was organized in Kyoto, Japan in 1989; the third one in Chicago, USA, in 1993, and the fourth one in Eilat, Israel in 1997. The International Catecholamine Symposium (ICS) is an international meeting devoted to the development of basic as well as clinical research on catecholamines. The first Catecholamine Symposium was held in Bethesda, USA in 1958. Since then this symposium has occurred every 5 years. Professor Toshiharu Nagatsu was appointed as 1h the president of the 9 International Catecholamine Symposium, which was to be held in 200 I also in Japan. Therefore, we decided to organize a joint congress of the two meetings, because there is much overlap in research between Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and catecholamines. We thank Professor Nagatsu very much for agreeing to organizing this joint congress.

Author : Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Werner Poewe,Manfred Windisch
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783805582827

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Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases by Abraham Fisher,Israel Hanin,Werner Poewe,Manfred Windisch Pdf

This issue is a dedicated supplement published in addition to the regular issues of 'Neurodegenerative Diseases' containing congress abstracts. 'Neurodegenerative Diseases' is a well-respected, international peer-reviewed journal in Neurology. Supplement issues are included in the subscription.

Author : Toshiharu Nagatsu,Abraham Fisher,Mitsuo Yoshida
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Alzheimer's disease
ISBN : UOM:39015019822827

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Basic, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases by Toshiharu Nagatsu,Abraham Fisher,Mitsuo Yoshida Pdf

Author : Philippe Dostert,Peter Riederer,Margherita Strolin Benedetti,Romeo Roncucci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783709190982

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Early Markers in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases by Philippe Dostert,Peter Riederer,Margherita Strolin Benedetti,Romeo Roncucci Pdf

The aim of Early Markers in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases is to provide the reader with updated data on various approaches whose investigation and development could contribute to the discovery of early diag- nostic markers of these two degenerative diseases. Concerning Parkinson's disease, some of the topics dealt with in the book will help update the information previously reported in Early Diagnosis and Preventive Therapy in Parkinson's Disease. Concerning Alzheimer's disease, the scope and limitations of electrophysiological and brain imaging techniques with regards to early detection of the disease are documented. Various biochemical parameters, such as brain energy metabolism, levels of choline, and platelet monoamine oxidase activity are envisaged as some of the starting points for the discovery of early diagnostic markers of Alzheimer's disease.

Author : Ivan Bodis-Wollner,Nicolás Cuenca,Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889634347

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Behold the Eye in Parkinson's Disease & Alzheimer’s Disease by Ivan Bodis-Wollner,Nicolás Cuenca,Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang Pdf

There are increasing lines of evidence showing that neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not limited to the brain but also occurs in the retina. Consequently, AD/PD patients can gradually develop vision problems. This neurological and ophthalmological disorder creates a pressing need for developing therapy to treat vision impairment in AD/PD. On the other hand, pathophysiological changes in the retina may reflect what might happen in the same diseases in the brain. Thus retinal studies may allow us to develop quantifiable measures for the diagnosis and prognosis of disease progression. Furthermore, parallel or early pathophysiological changes of the retina in AD/PD allow us to study retina-brain interactions.

Author : Jonas H. Ellenberg,William C. Koller,James William Langston
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0824788230

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Etiology of Parkinson's Disease by Jonas H. Ellenberg,William C. Koller,James William Langston Pdf

This comprehensive reference provides a detailed overview of current concepts regarding the cause of Parkinson's disease-emphasizing the issues involved in the design, implementation, and analysis of epidemiological studies of parkinsonism.

Author : Dr. J. Eric Ahlskog MD, PhD
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199977581

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Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia by Dr. J. Eric Ahlskog MD, PhD Pdf

Patients, spouses, families, and caregivers dealing with dementia face a host of complex issues, particularly when they must confront Dementia with Lewy Bodies or Parkinson's Disease. Until now there has been no guidebook for the general public to help navigate these challenging disorders. In Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia, Dr. J. Eric Ahlskog draws on 30 years of clinical and research work at Mayo Clinic to arm patients and families with crucial information that will enable them to work in tandem with their doctors. A diagnosis of dementia can be devastating, leaving families and caregivers struggling with a loved one's radically-impaired thinking and memory. When dementia is coupled with Parkinson's, which will develop in Parkinson's patients that live long enough, or with Lewy Bodies, which is the second leading cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's, the difficulties become even more daunting. And while these disorders are all too common, most people have little solid information about them. Too often doctors cannot spend the necessary time answering questions or discussing the specific challenges and treatments for these kinds of dementia during office visits. Arriving for a doctor appointment knowing the issues and treatment options beforehand gives patients and families an important head start. Dr. Ahlskog clearly explains all aspects of these disorders, their causes, symptoms, most effective drug treatments, proper doses, and which medications to avoid. He also discusses the complications that can arise in treating these conditions, given the variety of available medications and their possible side effects and interactions. While a cure does not yet exist, in this accessible, highly informative guidebook, Dr. Ahlskog shows that optimal medical treatment can markedly improve the quality of life for both patients and family.

Author : Murat Emre
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191503870

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Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Parkinson's Disease by Murat Emre Pdf

In this edited volume, experts on the treatment of dementia associated with Parkinson's Disease (PD) describe in detail the current status of knowledge in their respective area of expertise. The importance and clinical relevance of cognitive impairment and dementia in PD is emphasized, all relevant aspects including epidemiology, full and detailed spectrum of clinical features, current knowledge on pathology, neurochemistry and genetics, findings in auxillary investigations, relation to other neurodegenerative disorders, diagnostic process and management are described, rounded-up by discussion of future research directions and expectations. The text is complemented and enriched with tables, figures and is heavily referenced thereby capturing all relevant literature.