Alzheimer Disease
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)
Year introduced: 1998(1963)
PubMed search builder options
Subheadings:
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.380.100, C10.574.945.249, F03.615.400.100
MeSH Unique ID: D000544
Entry Terms:
- Alzheimer Dementia
- Alzheimer Dementias
- Dementia, Alzheimer
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia, Senile
- Senile Dementia
- Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Alzheimer Type Dementia
- Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD)
- Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD)
- Dementia, Alzheimer-Type (ATD)
- Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia
- Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia
- Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative
- Alzheimer Sclerosis
- Sclerosis, Alzheimer
- Alzheimer Syndrome
- Alzheimer's Diseases
- Alzheimer Diseases
- Alzheimers Diseases
- Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Acute Confusional Senile Dementia
- Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional
- Dementia, Presenile
- Presenile Dementia
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
- Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset
- Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease
- Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD)
- Alzheimer Disease, Familial (FAD)
- Familial Alzheimer Diseases (FAD)
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
- Early Onset Alzheimer Disease
- Presenile Alzheimer Dementia
See Also: