Alzheimer's Key Terms

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  1. dementia
    mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
    Is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.
  2. memory loss
    partial or total loss of memory
    Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life.
  3. brain disorder
    any disorder or disease of the brain
    Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906.
  4. brain disease
    any disorder or disease of the brain
    Today we know that Alzheimer’s:

    Is a progressive and fatal brain disease.
  5. brain cell
    a nerve cell in the brain
    Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life.
  6. vascular
    relating to vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
    Other types of dementia include vascular dementia, mixed dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia.
  7. cause of death
    the causal agent resulting in death
    Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States.
  8. disease
    an impairment of health
    Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906.
  9. accelerate
    move faster
    There is an accelerating worldwide effort under way to find better ways to treat the disease, delay its onset, or prevent it from developing.
  10. onset
    the beginning or early stages
    There is an accelerating worldwide effort under way to find better ways to treat the disease, delay its onset, or prevent it from developing.
  11. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
    Today we know that Alzheimer’s:

    Is a progressive and fatal brain disease.
  12. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
    Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life.
  13. disorder
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
    Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906.
  14. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
    Is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.
Created on Wed Jun 09 11:36:13 EDT 2010

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