Glossary
- acalculia
- acetylcholine
- activities of daily living
- AD
- ADL
- ADLs
- aetiology
- agonist
- Alzheimer’s disease
- amyloid
- amyloid plaque
- amyloid precursor protein
- anti-inflammatory drugs
- antibodies
- anticholinergic drugs
- anticholinesterase
- anticholinesterase drugs
- anxiety
- apathy
- aphagia
- aphasia
- apolipoprotein E
- APP
- Aricept
- atrophy
- autoimmunity
- autonomy
- autopsy
- autosomal
- autosome
- axon
- Babinski's signs
- behavioural symptoms
- beta amyloid
- biomarker
- Bradykinesia
- brain
- brain scan
- BSE
- bulbar
- caregiver
- cataract
- cell
- cell body
- cell membrane
- central nervous system [CNS]
- cerebellum
- cerebral cortex
- cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]
- choline
- choline acetyltransferase [CAT]
- cholinergic system
- cholinesterase
- chorea
- chromosome
- clinical trials
- Clonazepam
- clonus
- coexisting illness
- Cognex
- cognition
- cognitive abilities
- cognitive symptoms
- computed tomography scan [CT scan]
- deficits
- delirium
- dementia
- dendrites
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- diagnosis
- disinhibition
- disorientation
- DNA
- dominant
- Donepezil
- dopaminergic
- dysarthria
- dysautonomia
- dyskinesia
- dysphagia
- dysphasia
- dystonia
- early stage
- early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
- electrocardiogram
- electroencephalogram
- electromyograph
- enzyme
- estrogen
- excitotoxic
- executive function
- familial Alzheimer’s disease [FAD]
- fasciculation
- free radicals
- gait
- gene
- gene linkage
- gene regulation
- genetic susceptibility
- genome
- glial
- glial cells
- gliosis
- glucose
- glutamate
- hallucination
- heavy metals
- hippocampus
- histopathological
- histopathological features
- histopathology
- hypokinesia
- hyponatremia
- hypotonia
- iatrogenic
- immune system
- incontinence
- inflammatory response
- Kluver-Bucy syndrome
- Kuru
- L-Dopa
- lability
- lack of coordination
- late stage
- late-onset Alzheimer’s disease
- Levo Dopa
- Levothyroxine
- Lumbar puncture
- magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]
- mania
- memory
- metabolism
- Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE]
- mitochondria
- model system
- monogenic
- muscular dystrophies
- mutation
- myoclonus
- myopathy
- nerve cell [neuron]
- neurodegenerative disease
- neurofibrillary tangle
- neurological disorder
- neuron
- neuropathology
- neurotransmission
- neurotransmitter
- nucleotides
- nucleus
- nystagmus
- oculogyric
- onset
- ophthalmoplegia
- overvalued ideas
- paranoia
- paranoid idea
- paraparesis
- Parkinson´s disease
- parkinsonism
- pathological
- penetrance
- PET scan
- phenotype
- plaques
- positron emission tomography scan [PET scan]
- presenilins
- prions
- protein
- psychosis
- recessive
- repetitive behaviors
- riluzole
- risk factors
- senile plaque
- sialorrhea
- side effect
- SPECT scan
- spinal cord
- sporadic
- stages
- synapse
- Tacrine
- tangles
- tau protein
- tauopathies
- temporal lobe
- tetraparesis
- thalamus
- tissue
- toxin
- trigger
- upper motor neuron signs
- vidarabidin