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)
    

concept

Inside the brain / Wellcome Trust.

Alzheimer's disease, artwork

Mamamania: An artistic interpretation of Alzheimer's Disease

Neurons derived from human neural stem cells. The green staining highlights the typical appearance of differentiated nerve cells. Cells such as these could form the basis of future treatments for degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer Disease

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Catalogue

Gwen Prout stamp collection vol.105 Neurology #2

Beat Alzheimer's with puzzles / Kalman Toth, M.A., M. Phil.

Lasting power of attorney / Alzheimer's Society.

Camdex-R : the Cambridge examination for mental disorders of the elderly / Martin Roth, Felicia A. Huppert, C. Q. Mountjoy, Elizabeth Tym.

The Alzheimer's creativity project / Jytte Fogh Lokvig.