loading...| Preferred Name |
Alzheimer disease |
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| Synonyms |
dementia Alzheimer type |
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| Definitions |
A degenerative disease of the brain characterized by the insidious onset of dementia. Impairment of memory, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe apraxias and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of senile plaques; neurofibrillary tangles; and neuropil threads. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57) [MeSH] |
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| ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID5137 |
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| Definition |
A degenerative disease of the brain characterized by the insidious onset of dementia. Impairment of memory, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe apraxias and a global loss of cognitive abilities. The condition primarily occurs after age 60, and is marked pathologically by severe cortical atrophy and the triad of senile plaques; neurofibrillary tangles; and neuropil threads. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57) [MeSH] |
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| label |
RID5137 |
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| Preferred_name |
Alzheimer disease |
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| Preferred_name_German |
Morbus Alzheimer |
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| prefixIRI |
RID5137 |
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| Synonym |
dementia Alzheimer type DAT |
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| UMLS_ID |
C0002395 |
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| subClassOf |