Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss

by Kirk R. Daffner MD FAAN, Anne Underwood (Editor)

By age 60, more than half of adults have concerns about their memory. However, minor memory lapses that occur with age are not usually signs of a serious problem, such as Alzheimer's disease, but rather the result of normal changes in the structure and function of the brain. This report, Improving Understanding age-related memory loss, describes these normal age-related changes and other more serious causes of memory loss and how to distinguish between them.

52 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2019