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)

Also Known As:

Alzheimer's Disease; Senile Dementia; Early Onset Alzheimer Disease; Late Onset Alzheimer Disease; Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia; Presenile Dementia; Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset; Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset; Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset; Dementia, Presenile; Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative; Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease; Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional; Alzheimer Dementia, Presenile; Alzheimer Type Dementia; Dementia, Presenile Alzheimer; Dementias, Presenile; Dementias, Senile; Disease, Alzheimer; Disease, Alzheimer's; Presenile Dementias; Senile Dementias; Acute Confusional Senile Dementia; Dementia, Alzheimer Type; Dementia, Senile; Presenile Alzheimer Dementia; Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type

Nervous System Diseases: 3632
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: 8625
  - Tauopathies: 375
    - Alzheimer Disease: 28704
- Central Nervous System Diseases: 1026
  - Brain Diseases: 1224
    - Dementia: 11282
      - Alzheimer Disease: 28704
Mental Disorders: 1863
- Cognitive Disorders Amnestic Dementia Delirium: 45
  - Dementia: 11282
    - Alzheimer Disease: 28704

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