Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease / Jasenka Demirovic -- Etiology and neuropathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease / H.M. Wisniewski, T. Pirttil�a, J. Wegiel -- Neurobiological systems disrupted by Alzheimer's disease and molecular biological theories of vulnerability / J. Wesson Ashford, Mark Mattson, Vinod Kumar -- Genetics of Alzheimer's disease / Steven S. Matsuyama -- Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease / J. Wesson Ashford, Frederick Schmitt, Vinod Kumar -- Neuropsychological assessment of Alzheimer's disease : an examination of important issues underlying current practice / David A. Loewenstein, Michele Quiroga -- Uses of neuroimaging methods in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease patients / Ranjan Duara -- Biological test to confirm the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in cognitively impaired patients : a fact or fiction? / P.D. Mehta, T. Pirtill�a, H.M. Wisniewski -- Diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and comorbid depression / Barnett S. Meyers, Fughik Tirumalasetti -- Diagnosis and management of paranoia, delusion, agitation, and other behavioral problems in Alzheimer's disease patients / J. Thad Lake, George T. Grossberg -- Noncholinergic drugs in the treatment of memory problems in Alzheimer's disease patients / Maurice W. Dysken, Kathleen M. Hoover -- Cholinergic system therapy for Alzheimer's disease / John S. Kennedy ... [et al.] -- Management of families caring for relatives with dementia : issues and interventions / Donna Cohen, Blake Andersen, Richard Cairl -- Community care of Alzheimer's disease / Kathleen Peterson, Vinod Kumar -- Ethical and medicolegal issues in Alzheimer's disease treatment / Panagiota V. Caralis, Edwin J. Olsen -- Future directions for the research in Alzheimer's disease / Vinod Kumar, Carl Eisdorfer.