ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alzheimer's disease mean? 

• ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness

  Familiarity information: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A progressive form of presenile dementia that is similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s; first symptoms are impaired memory which is followed by impaired thought and speech and finally complete helplessness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Alzheimer's; Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimers

Hypernyms ("Alzheimer's disease" is a kind of...):

presenile dementia (dementia with onset before the age of 65)

 Context examples 

In Alzheimer's disease, amyloid peptides interfere with calpain activity causing a mislocalization of cdk5.

(Calpain-2 Cell Motility Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

These enzymes have been linked to both acute and chronic neurodegenerative processes, such as: ischemia, trauma, and Alzheimer's disease.

(Calpain, NCI Thesaurus)

And we do not know what causes some brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease.

(Brain Diseases, NIH)

If you're caring for someone with mental problems like Alzheimer's disease it can be especially difficult.

(Caregivers, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

Elevated cathepsin enzyme activity in either serum or extracellular matrix is often indicative of pathological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, several types of cancer, arthritis, and osteoporosis.

(Cathepsin, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the CDISC version of the alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive (ADAS-Cog) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire ADAS-Cog CDISC Version Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the CDISC version of the alzheimer's disease assessment scale-cognitive (ADAS-Cog) for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire ADAS-Cog CDISC Version Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

The gene may play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

(CD40 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Efforts in neural development; neurodegeneration, especially in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, mental illness and traumatic injury to the brain and spinal cord are few examples of the promise of this field.

(Biology of the Brain Disorders, NCI Thesaurus)

Specific inherited defects in this gene are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

(BCHE wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)