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Alzheimer's disease — Alzheimer redirects here. For other uses, see Alzheimer (disambiguation). Alzheimer s disease Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Neurofibrillary tangle — Microscopy image of a neurofibrillary tangle, conformed by hyperphosphorylated tau protein Neurofibrillary Tangles (NFTs) are aggregates of hyperphosphorylated tau protein that are most commonly known as a primary marker of Alzheimer s Disease.… … Wikipedia
Alzheimer's disease and hallucinations — Alzheimer s disease is also known as senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT). Both eponyms refer to the German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer (1864 1915), who in 1906 was the first to present post mortem histological findings associated… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Alzheimer disease — A progressive degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia. On a cellular level, Alzheimer disease is characterized by unusual helical protein filaments in nerve cells (neurons) of the brain. These odd twisted filaments are called… … Medical dictionary
degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
Alzheimer's disease — Alz·hei·mer s disease älts .hī mərz , ȯlts , alts , alz also Alzheimer disease mər n a degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia, that usu. starts in late middle age or in old age as a memory loss for… … Medical dictionary
Alzheimer's disease — noun Etymology: Alois Alzheimer died 1915 German physician Date: 1912 a degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia, that usually starts in late middle age or in old age, that results in progressive memory … New Collegiate Dictionary
Alzheimer's disease — A presenile dementia characterized cellularly by the appearance of unusual helical protein filaments in nerve cells (neurofibrillary tangles), and by degeneration in cortical regions of brain, especially frontal and temporal lobes. See also… … Dictionary of molecular biology
neurofibrillary tangle — A characteristic pathological feature of the brain of patients with Alzheimer&’s disease is the presence of tangles of coarse neurofibrils within large neurons of the cerebral cortex. Whether this causes neuronal degeneration or is a secondary… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Enfermedad de Alzheimer — Para el neurólogo que dio nombre a la enfermedad, véase Alois Alzheimer. Enfermedad de Alzheimer … Wikipedia Español
