The Alzheimer's Association has many resources dealing with the symptoms and diagnosis of Alzheimers disease, along with services available for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimers disease.

Dwelling in disorientation, a feaure article by Julie Blakely, whose grandfather is afflicted with Alzheimers disease, shows the behavioral characteristics of Alzheimers patients and the emotional stress placed on the people who care for them.

Stages of Alzheimer's Disease shows visual images of the degeneration of brain tissue from normal individuals to first, second, and third stage Alzheimers patients.

The ALZHEIMER Page, from Washington University in St. Louis, is filled with information about Alzheimers disease, from an Alzheimers archive to a list of links of personal homepages from people who are caring for someone with Alzheimers.

Jennifer McGilton
mcgilton@u.arizona.edu
6 November 1997
http://student.biology.arizona.edu/ad