Alzheimer Disease

Elements area

Taxonomy

Code

D000544

Scope note(s)

  • 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)

Source note(s)

  • Medical Subject Headings

Display note(s)

    Hierarchical terms

    Alzheimer Disease

    Equivalent terms

    Alzheimer Disease

    • UF Acute Confusional Senile Dementia
    • UF Alzheimer Dementia
    • UF Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
    • UF Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
    • UF Alzheimer Sclerosis
    • UF Alzheimer Syndrome
    • UF Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia
    • UF Alzheimer's Disease
    • UF Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset
    • UF Alzheimer's Diseases
    • UF Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD)
    • UF Dementia, Alzheimer Type
    • UF Dementia, Presenile
    • UF Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative
    • UF Dementia, Senile
    • UF Early Onset Alzheimer Disease
    • UF Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD)
    • UF Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease
    • UF Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
    • UF Presenile Alzheimer Dementia
    • UF Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia
    • UF Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional
    • UF Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type

    Associated terms

    Alzheimer Disease

      1 Archival description results for Alzheimer Disease