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)

Descriptor ID	D000544
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.380.100 C10.574.945.249 F03.087.400.100
Concept/Terms	Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer Disease Disease, Alzheimer Alzheimer Sclerosis Sclerosis, Alzheimer Alzheimer Syndrome Syndrome, Alzheimer Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD) Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD) Dementia, Alzheimer-Type (ATD) Dementia, Alzheimer Type Alzheimer Type Dementia Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia, Senile Senile Dementia Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia Alzheimer Dementia (AD) Dementia, Alzheimer (AD) Alzheimer's Disease Disease, Alzheimer's Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional Dementia, Presenile Dementia, Presenile Presenile Dementia Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Late Onset Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD) Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD) Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Presenile Alzheimer Dementia Early Onset Alzheimer Disease

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