For Alzheimer's Disease we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Anti-Aging, Developmental Psychology, Female Health, Food and Health, Gene Testing, Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Nervous System Disorders, Nursing Home Abuse and Science.

Alzheimer's Disease (Anti-Aging)

also called SDAT (senile dementia Alzheimer's type). This disease is characterized by a general loss of intellectual ability and impairment of memory, judgment and abstract thinking, as well as changes in personality. Other symptoms include loss of speech, disorientation and apathy. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, rarely occurring before the age of 50. The disease takes from a few months to four or five years to progress to complete loss of intellectual function.

Alzheimer's Disease (Developmental Psychology)

A progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of the brain cells and commonly leading to severe dementia.

Alzheimer's Disease (Female Health)

A progressive, incurable condition that destroys brain cells, gradually causing loss of intellectual abilities - such as memory - and extreme changes in personality and behavior.

Alzheimer's Disease (Food and Health)

This disease causes progressive memory loss and dementia in its victims as it kills brain cells (neurons). It is named after Alois Alzheimer who in 1906 first described the Amyloid ß Protein (AßP) plaques in the human brain that are caused by this disease. The drug Tacrine appears to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, but there is currently no way to stop the disease.

Alzheimer's Disease (Gene Testing)

A disease that causes memory loss, personality changes, dementia and, ultimately, death. Not all cases are inherited, but genes have been found for familial forms of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Disease (Health)

A progressive, degenerative disease that occurs in the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior.

Alzheimer's Disease (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

A type of dementia that causes confusion, memory failure, speech disturbances, and inability to function.

Alzheimer's Disease (Nervous System Disorders)

A progressive, degenerative disease that occurs in the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior.

Alzheimer's Disease (Nursing Home Abuse)

A disorder involving deterioration of mental functions resulting from changes in brain tissues, including shrinkage of brain tissues. The cause is unknown.

Alzheimer's Disease (Science)

A type of senility that can strike people from their early 40s to their 80s. It develops gradually and usually affects short-term memory first. Both the cause and the cure are unknown. The disease is usually fatal after 5 to 15 years

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