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Alzheimer's Disease Learning Center

Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment, as well as problems with l...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 29, 2009
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia , a neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not present from birth....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Alzheimer disease is a neurological disorder characterized by slow, progressive memory loss due to a gradual loss of brain cells. Alzheimer disease significantly affects cognitive (thought) capabilities and, eventually, affected individuals become...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia , a neurologic disease characterized by a progressive loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not prese...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia , a neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not present from birth....
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Alzheimer's disease, or AD, is a progressive, incurable disease of the brain caused by the degeneration and eventual death of neurons (nerve cells) in several areas of the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. See also: Dementia; Alzheimer disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 31, 2009
Alzheimer disease is a form of dementia caused by the destruction of brain cells. Dementia is the loss, usually progressive, of cognitive and intellectual functions. Alzheimer type dementia can be characterized by initial short-term memory loss, w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Alzheimer disease is a form of dementia caused by the destruction of brain cells. Dementia is the loss, usually progressive, of cognitive and intellectual functions. Alzheimer type dementia can be characterized by initial short-term memory loss, w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of memory along with other cognitive changes, including aphasia (language impairment), apraxia (difficulty carrying out motor activities despite intact motor function), and ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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