Alzheimer's disease
progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss
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Summary
Alzheimer's disease is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,893 views/month, #16 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Alois Alzheimer[3]
- Subclass of: tauopathy[4], aging-associated disease[5], disease[6]
- Commons category: Alzheimer's disease[7]
- ICPC 2 ID: P70[8]
- Symptoms and signs: memory loss that disrupts daily life[9], confusion with time and space[10], challenges in planning or solving problems[11], difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure[12], trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships[13], decreased or poor judgment[14], withdrawal from work or social activities[15], problems with words in speaking or writing[16], changes in mood and personality[17], misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps[18], dementia[19]
- Has cause: unknown[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alzheimer's disease[21]
- Medical examination: neurological diagnostic techniques[22], medical history[23], magnetic resonance imaging[24], psychological test[25], genetic testing[26]
- Possible treatment: memantine[27], donepezil[28], rivastigmine[29], galantamine[30], physostigmine[31]
- Described at URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-critical-thing-we-can-all-do-to-hold-alzheimers-symptoms-at-bay[32]
- Prevalence: 0.0505[33]
- ICD-9-CM: 331.0[34], 290.1[35]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2866[36]
- Different from: Asperger syndrome[37]
- Health specialty: neurology[38]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: quetiapine[39], aripiprazole[40], galantamine[41], donepezil[42], risperidone[43], memantine[44], rivastigmine[45]
Why It Matters
Alzheimer's disease has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]