The Amyloidoses Collection

Basic Information
Disease Name: Alzheimer Disease
ISA Name: Aβ Amyloidosis
Alternative Names:
  • Acute Confusional Senile Dementia
  • Alzheimer Dementia
  • Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
  • Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
  • Alzheimer Sclerosis
  • Alzheimer Syndrome
  • Alzheimer Type Senile Dementia
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Focal Onset
  • Alzheimer-Type Dementia (ATD)
  • Dementia, Alzheimer Type
  • Dementia, Presenile
  • Dementia, Primary Senile Degenerative
  • Dementia, Senile
  • Early Onset Alzheimer Disease
  • Familial Alzheimer Disease (FAD)
  • Focal Onset Alzheimer's Disease
  • Late Onset Alzheimer Disease
  • Presenile Alzheimer Dementia
  • Primary Senile Degenerative Dementia
  • Senile Dementia, Acute Confusional
  • Senile Dementia, Alzheimer Type
  • Presenile and Senile Dementia
MeSH Description: 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.
Type: Amyloidosis
ICD-10 Classification Diseases of the Nervous System
Tissue: Central Nervous System (CNS)
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