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Childbirth is formally divided by the medical field into three stages. The first stage is labor, which has three phases: early, active, and transitional. The first stage ends with complete dilatation (opening) of the cervix. The second stage is de...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Childbirth includes both labor (the process of birth) and delivery (the birth itself); it refers to the entire process as an infant makes its way from the womb down the birth canal to the outside world.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Childbirth includes both labor (the process of birth) and delivery (the birth itself); it refers to the entire process as an infant makes its way from the womb down the birth canal to the outside world.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Childbirth, or parturition, is the process of labor that dilates the cervix, as well as the delivery of the baby and placenta through the birth canal.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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
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 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
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 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
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'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
Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes, in which nerves are damaged as a result of high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 20, 2008
Diabetic neuropathy is a nerve disorder caused by diabetes mellitus . Diabetic neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting several parts of the body, or focal, affecting a specific nerve and part of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is a neurological disorder caused by consequences of a primary disease—diabetes mellitus. The diabetic neuropathy may be diffuse, affecting multiple parts of the body, or focal, targeting a specific nerve or body part.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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