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Alzheimer Disease - Diagnosis
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Definition of '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) |
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The relationship between engagement in pleasant activities as rated by the patient and as rated by the caregiver from the patient's perspective was examined using structural equation modeling in a sample of patients (N = 277) diagnosed with mild to ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Alzheimer Disease - Diagnosis'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Alzheimer's biomarker initiative hits its stride.
14 Oct 2009 - Comparison of patient and caregiver reports of patient activity participation and its relationship to mental health in patients with Alzheimer's disease. 3 Oct 2009
- The Coalition Against Major Diseases: developing tools for an integrated drug development process for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. 29 Sep 2009
- Stroke and dementia. 29 Sep 2009
- Translation of stroke research into stroke therapy. 29 Sep 2009
- Systemic inflammation and disease progression in Alzheimer disease. 6 Sep 2009
- Peripheral chemo-cytokine profiles in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. 30 Aug 2009
- Current Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: methods and placebo outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
- "Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. 30 Aug 2009
- Severe Impairment Battery Language scale: a language-assessment tool for Alzheimer's disease patients. 30 Aug 2009
- Extrapyramidal signs before and after diagnosis of incident Alzheimer disease in a prospective population study. 30 Aug 2009
- Prazosin for the treatment of behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease with agitation and aggression. 30 Aug 2009
- The role of occupational complexity in trajectories of cognitive aging before and after retirement. 30 Aug 2009
- Akinetopsia in the posterior cortical variant of Alzheimer disease. 30 Aug 2009
- Is ApoE epsilon4 associated with cognitive functioning in African Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease? An exploratory study. 30 Aug 2009
- Nonsignificant weight gain with atypical antipsychotics in men with Alzheimer's Disease: an important result of the CATIE-Alzheimer's disease study. 30 Aug 2009
- Differentiation between mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease using the FMLL mini-battery. 26 Aug 2009
- Imaging and biomarkers in early Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. 24 Aug 2009
- Semantic memory activation in individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer disease. 23 Aug 2009
- False recognition helps to distinguish patients with Alzheimer's disease and amnestic MCI from patients with other kinds of dementia. 18 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Alzheimer Disease'
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)
Descriptor UI: D000544
Alternative terms: Alzheimer Disease; Disease, Alzheimer; Dementia, Senile; Dementias, Senile; Senile Dementia; Senile Dementias; Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative; Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type; Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia; Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; Disease, Alzheimer's; Dementia, Alzheimer Type; Alzheimer Type Dementia; Dementia, Presenile; Dementias, Presenile; Presenile Dementia; Presenile Dementias; Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset; Late Onset Alzheimer Disease; Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset; Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease; Acute Confusional Senile Dementia; Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional; Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset; Early Onset Alzheimer Disease; Presenile Alzheimer Dementia; Alzheimer Dementia, Presenile; Dementia, Presenile Alzheimer;
Related Mesh Headings: Amyloid beta-Protein; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy; tau Proteins; Neurofilament Proteins; Aphasia, Primary Progressive; Kluver-Bucy Syndrome;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C10.228.140.380.100; C10.574.945.249; F03.087.400.100;
History Note: 1998(1963); for DEMENTIA, PRESENILE and DEMENTIA, PRIMARY DEGENERATIVE SENILE use DEMENTIA 1981-1999; for DEMENTIA SENILE use DEMENTIA 1966-1999