Alzheimer Disease

Alzheimers sjukdom

Svensk definition

En form av presenil demens som vanligen beror på kronisk, nedbrytande hjärnsjukdom. I sjukdomsbilden ingår för tidigt inträdande av senilitet, förvirring och talrubbningar. Förtviningen av nervceller i hjärnan har likheter med för tidigt åldrande. Dubbelt så många kvinnor som män tycks drabbas.

Engelsk definition

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)

Svenska synonymer

Åldersdemens Presenil demens Presenil Alzheimers sjukdom

Engelska synonymer

Alzheimer Dementia Alzheimer Dementias Dementia, Alzheimer Alzheimer's Disease Dementia, Senile Senile Dementia Dementia, Alzheimer Type Alzheimer Type Dementia Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD) Alzheimer Type Dementia (ATD) Dementia, Alzheimer-Type (ATD) Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative Alzheimer Sclerosis Sclerosis, Alzheimer Alzheimer Syndrome Alzheimer's Diseases Alzheimer Diseases Alzheimers Diseases Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional Dementia, Presenile Presenile Dementia Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset Late Onset Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD) Alzheimer Disease, Familial (FAD) Familial Alzheimer Diseases (FAD) Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset Early Onset Alzheimer Disease Presenile Alzheimer Dementia