Alzheimer's disease — Alzheimer redirects here. For other uses, see Alzheimer (disambiguation). Alzheimer s disease Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Alzheimer (disambiguation) — Alzheimer may also refer to:* Alzheimer s disease, the most common form of dementia. * Alois Alzheimer, the neuropathologist who characterized Alzheimer s disease * Alzheimer (album), an album by Def Con Dosee also* Alzheimer s Association (US) * … Wikipedia
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 International — (ADI), was founded in 1984 to help to fight Alzheimer s disease that was first diagnosed back in 1906. In the present, ADI has grown as an international organization that also runs the Alzheimer University to help volunteers and staff of other… … Wikipedia
Alzheimer's disease — Alzheimer s disease is a progressive deterioration of the brain, first described in 1907 by the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer (1864 1915). It is the most common form of dementing, or mind depriving, illness, affecting cells in an area of… … Dictionary of eponyms
Alzheimer Research Forum — is a website dedicated to convey information about Alzheimer s disease. It controls the AlzGene database with meta analyses and overview of single nucleotide polymorphisms association studies for the disease. [Cite journal author = Lars Bertram,… … Wikipedia
Alzheimer's Society — Alzheimer’s Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. It is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern … Wikipedia
Alzheimer's disease — [älts′hī΄mərz] n. [after A. Alzheimer (1864 1915), Ger physician who first described it] a progressive, irreversible disease characterized by degeneration of the brain cells and commonly leading to severe dementia … English World dictionary