Medical Term For Alzheimers

Alzheimer's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that gets worse over time. It's characterized by changes in the brain that lead to deposits of certain proteins. Alzheimer's disease causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to eventually die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia — a gradual decline in memory, thinki… See more

Glossary of Alzheimer's Disease Terms - WebMD

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Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia. Depression: Low mood that prevents a person from leading a normal life. It’s more than feeling down or sad. It lasts longer and can …

What Is Alzheimer's Disease? | National Institute …

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Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with the disease — those …

Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet | National Institute on …

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What is Alzheimer's Disease? | CDC

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond …

What is Dementia? Symptoms, Causes

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Treatments Causes Risk and prevention About dementia Dementia is not a single disease; it’s an overall term — like heart disease — that covers a wide range of specific medical conditions, including …

Aphasia in Alzheimer’s Disease - Verywell Health

https://www.verywellhealth.com/alzheimers-disease-and-word-finding-difficulties-98554

Alzheimer's disease is progressive dementia that causes impaired memory, judgment, and general cognitive functioning. Aphasia in Alzheimer's disease often …

Medical Definition of Alzheimer's disease - MedicineNet

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Alzheimer's disease: A progressive degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia. On a cellular level, Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the finding …

Speaking Alzheimer’s: A Glossary of …

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, and is a specific condition, while dementia isn’t. Dementia is a group of symptoms associated with decline in memory, reasoning, …