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Memory in Neurodegenerative Disease
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Memory in Neurodegenerative Disease. Edited by alexander i troster. (Pp 413, £60.00 (US $95.00). Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1998. ISBN 0-521-57192-8.
No one can doubt the increasing importance, to affected families and the healthcare system, of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and the other degenerative conditions of the nervous system. Furthermore, study of the degenerating brain can provide fundamental insights into brain function. Although there are authoritative books on memory, on disorders of memory, and on the neurological diseases covered in this book, the strength of the book is in the accounts of different views …