| Alzheimer's disease |
A progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain, leading to loss of mental functions, such as memory and learning, as well as changes in mood and behavior. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. 29
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| Alzheimer's disease |
A neurodegenerative disease caused by the loss of neurons in the brain responsible for learning and memory. AD can cause progressive loss of memory, the ability to communicate, time and space orientation and abstract thinking skills.
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| Alzheimer's disease |
A common form of dementia of unknown cause, usually starting in late middle age. It is characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability and progressive loss of mental ability. It is named after Alois Alzheimer, German neurologist, who described it in 1907.
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| Alzheimer's dementia |
is a progressive neuropsychological disorder characterized by a severe loss of factual and personal memories and a general decline in cognitive ability. Day-to-day memory is dramatically impaired, and patients often feel disoriented with respect to time and place. The cognitive deficit associated with Alzheimer's dementia is much more extensive than that associated with semantic dementia. ...
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| Alzheimer's disease |
it is a condition affecting the brain, resulting in a rapid and severe deterioration of mental capacities. It commonly occurs in the elderly age population.
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