| Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Linda Hunt. |
| Credits |
Edited by Doug Quade ; music by Mason Daring. |
| Note |
Based on the book by David Shenk. |
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Broadcast on PBS Jan. 21, 2004. |
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Special features include: Alzheimer's: the help you need, hosted by David Hyde Pierce ; interview with author David Shenk ; interview with filmmaker Elizabeth Arledge ; enhancement for 16x9 televisions |
| Summary |
An exploration of Alzheimer's, taking a sweeping and intimate look at how this cruel disease affects nearly five million Americans and their loved ones. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Last stage alzheimer's : the McKenna's story -- Discovering the disease -- Middle stage alzheimer's : the Fuget's story -- Dementia in history -- The biology of Alzheimer's -- Diagnosis & research. |
| Language |
English or Spanish dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Alzheimer's disease.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Arledge, Elizabeth.
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Pierce, David Hyde.
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Hunt, Linda, 1945-
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Daring, Mason.
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Shenk, David, 1966-
Forgetting : Alzheimer's, portrait of an epidemic.
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Twin Cities Public Television (Saint Paul, Minn.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
Portrait of Alzheimer's |
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Alzheimer's : the help you need.
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| ISBN |
1415704740 |
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9781415704745 |
| Standard No. |
841887050593 |
| Music No. |
705059 PBS Home Video |
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