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Alzheimers disease
| Name: | Alzheimers disease |
| Definition: | A neurodegenerative disease resulting in the insidious onset of dementia. Impairment of memory, judgement, 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. (adapted from MSH) |
| Synonym(s): | Alzheimer Dementia, Alzheimer, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer Type Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Senile Dementia, Alzheimers |
| Abbreviation: | AD |
| Super-category: | Tauopathy |
| Defining citation: | Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57 |
| Id: | birnlex_2092 |
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| Abbrev | AD + |
| Created | 4 April 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Curator | BIRN OTF + |
| DefiningCitation | Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1049-57 + |
| Definition | A neurodegenerative disease resulting in t … A neurodegenerative disease resulting in the insidious onset of dementia. Impairment of memory, judgement, 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. (adapted from MSH) ; and NEUROPIL THREADS. (adapted from MSH) |
| DefinitionSource | Http://purl.org/nbirn/birnlex/ontology/annotation/OBO annotation properties.owl + |
| Id | birnlex_2092 + |
| Label | Alzheimers disease + |
| ModifiedDate | 26 August 2009 + |
| Synonym | Alzheimer Dementia +, Alzheimer +, Alzheimer's +, Alzheimer Type Dementia +, Alzheimer Disease +, Alzheimer's Disease +, Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia +, Alzheimer Senile Dementia +, and Alzheimers + |
| Umlscui | C0002395 + |