A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can be heartbreaking news. Whether you're newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or are a friend or relative of someone with Alzheimer's, this book offers help. The only text to provide a doctor's and patient's view, 100 Questions & Answers About Alzheimer's Disease gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, quality of life, caregiving, sources of support, and much more. Written by two prominent neurologists specializing in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.
Sadowski, Marcin: - Dr. Marcin Sadowski is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine and an Attending Neurologist at Tisch Hospital New York University Medical Center. He also serves as an Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital and is a Neurology Consultant at the New York Veterans Affair Medical Center. Dr. Sadowski received his M.D. from Gdansk School of Medicine, in Gdansk, Poland in 1995. In 1996, he received a Ph.D. for his work on brain connections from the same institution. Between 1996 and 1998, Dr. Sadowski was a postdoctoral research fellow in the New York State Institute for Basic Research on Staten Island, N.Y. where he worked on the pathomechanisms of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. From 1998 until 2002 he was a neurology resident at New York University Medical Center, and in 2002 he was appointed an Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Sadowski is a recipient of a prestigious career development award from the National Institute of Aging. He is also an author of 35 publications related to Alzheimer's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or brain ischemia. Dr. Sadowski divides his time equally among research on development of new treatment and clinical approaches for Alzheimer's disease, taking care of patients with dementia and teaching.
Wisniewski, Thomas M.: - Dr. Thomas Wisniewski is an Associate Professor of Neurology, Pathology, and Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine and an Attending Neurologist at the Tisch Hospital New York University Medical Center. He also serves as an Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital and at the New York Veterans Affair Medical Center. Dr. Wisniewski graduated from King's College Medical School, University of London, England in 1983. He received training as a neurologist at New York University Medical Center, from 1984 until 1988 and as a neuropathologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, N.Y. from 1988 until 1990. Dr. Wisniewski is a co-author of over 150 publications related to Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. He is a recipient of numerous research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer's Disease Association. He has lectured on the topic of Alzheimer's disease at many national and international meetings. The scope of Dr. Wisniewski's daily work is divided between the care of patients with dementia, teaching, and directing a research laboratory.
