Alzheimer
Progressive cognitive decline
Alzheimer is short for Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder causing memory loss, cognitive decline, and eventually inability to perform basic tasks.
It is the most common cause of dementia in older adults.
The possessive form Alzheimer's predominates: Her grandmother has Alzheimer's.
Named for the German physician who first described it.
Loss of spatial awareness
- sundowningEvening confusion in dementia
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- agnosiaInability to interpret sensations
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
apraxia · wandering · apathy · aggression · delusions · hallucinations · confabulation · repetition
Cross-beta protein aggregate
- tauGreek nineteenth letter
- plaquesCommemorative mounted inscriptions
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- neuropathologyStudy of nervous system diseases
biomarkers · acetylcholine · synapse · neurotransmitter · neuron · pathogenesis · hippocampus · lesions
One providing daily assistance
Offering relief, not remedy
- experimentalTesting new methods
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
Magnetic body imaging
- neuropsychologicalBrain-behavior relationship study
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- baselineStandard for comparison
disorientation
Loss of spatial awareness
- sundowningEvening confusion in dementia
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- agnosiaInability to interpret sensations
aphasia · apraxia · wandering · apathy · aggression · delusions · hallucinations · confabulation · repetition
amyloid
Cross-beta protein aggregate
- tauGreek nineteenth letter
- plaquesCommemorative mounted inscriptions
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
neuropathology · biomarkers · acetylcholine · synapse · neurotransmitter · neuron · pathogenesis · hippocampus · lesions · inflammation
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- stigmaMark of dishonor
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
palliative
Offering relief, not remedy
- experimentalTesting new methods
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
MRI
Magnetic body imaging
- neuropsychologicalBrain-behavior relationship study
- cerebrospinalOf brain and spinal cord
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- Brain ScientistsBroca
- enfermedadesgripe, diabetes, cancer, hepatitis, tuberculosis
- malattieinfluenza, leucemia, malaria, varicella, anemia
- neurocienciaaxon, glia
- brain science historyBroca, Golgi, phrenology, brain mapping, brain lesions
Alzheimermental clarity
Sharpness of thought
lucidity · cognitive health · sound mind · mental acuity · clear-headedness
Alzheimereidetic memory
Flawless detailed instant recall
photographic memory · total recall · memory retention · remembrance · recollection
- Alzheimer's diseaseDegenerative brain condition affecting memory
- Alzheimer diseaseDegenerative neurological memory disorder
- Alzheimer's careSupport for progressive memory loss
- Alzheimer's patientPerson with degenerative brain disease
- Alzheimer careSupport for memory-disease patients