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Is a: - Disease or Syndrome
- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
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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) |
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Synonyms: - Acute Confusional Senile Dementia
- Alzheimer Dementia, Presenile
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
- Alzheimer Type Dementia
- Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset
- Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Dementia, Presenile
- Dementia, Presenile Alzheimer
- Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative
- Dementia, Senile
- Dementias, Presenile
- Dementias, Senile
- Disease, Alzheimer
- Disease, Alzheimer's
- Early Onset Alzheimer Disease
- Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease
- Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
- Presenile Alzheimer Dementia
- Presenile Dementia
- Presenile Dementias
- Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia
- Senile Dementia
- Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional
- Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
- Senile Dementias
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