For Alzheimer’s Disease we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Huntingtons Disease and Long Term Care Insurance.

Alzheimer’s Disease (Huntingtons Disease)

A neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive memory loss and severe dementia in advanced cases. Alzheimer’s disease is associated with certain abnormalities in brain tissue, involving a particular protein, beta-amyloid. The gene encoding amyloid has been located and cloned from chromosome 21.

Alzheimer’s Disease (Long Term Care Insurance)

A progressive and irreversible organic disease, typically occurring in the elderly and characterized by degeneration of the brain cells, leading to dementia, of which Alzheimer’s is the single most common cause. Progresses from forgetfulness to severe memory loss and disorientation, lack of concentration, loss of ability to calculate numbers and finally to increased severity of all symptoms and significant personality changes. Alzheimer’s is now typically covered by name in newer policies. (More information on Alzheimer's)

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