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Product Description Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the five million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who's been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than twenty years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimer's by defining it as a spectrum disorder--like autism, Alzheimer's is a disease that affects different people differently. She encourages people who are worried about memory impairment to seek a diagnosis, because early treatment will enable doctors and caregivers to manage the disease more effectively through drugs and other therapies. Told through the stories of Dr. Devi's patients, The Spectrum of Hope is the kind of narrative medical writing that is gripping, humanizes the science, and offers equal parts practical advice and wisdom with skillful ease. But beyond the pleasures of great listening, it's a book that offers real hope. Review "Captivating, educational, deeply perceptive about human nature--and as calming as a session with a loving, reassuring therapist."-- "David Small, author of Stitches" Devi is a wonderful, truthful storyteller... full of natural understanding and empathy. Will be helpful to millions of readers who fear this Thing in their lives.-- "David Small, author of Stitches" About the Author Gayatri Devi, MD, is the director of the New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services and an attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital. She is a board certified neurologist, with additional board certifications in pain medicine, psychiatry, and behavioral neurology, and she served on the faculty of New York University's School of Medicine as clinical associate professor of neurology and psychiatry until 2015. She is the author of over fifty publications i