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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
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Preferred Name

Alzheimer Disease

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)
Synonyms
Alzheimer Diseases
Alzheimer's Diseases
Presenile Dementia
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
Alzheimers Diseases
Early Onset Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer Dementias
Senile Dementia
Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD)
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia
Dementia, Alzheimer
Presenile Alzheimer Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer Dementia
Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD)
Alzheimer Syndrome
Dementia, Alzheimer Type
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia
Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative
Dementia, Senile
Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia
Sclerosis, Alzheimer
Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
Dementia, Alzheimer-Type (ATD)
Dementia, Presenile
Alzheimer Sclerosis
Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset
Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD)
Alzheimer Type Dementia
Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional
Familial Alzheimer Diseases (FAD)
Alzheimer Disease, Familial (FAD)
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