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Long-term Effects of Untreated Depression

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GALANTAMINE

the name of the inhibitor of acetyl cholinesterase and is used in mild case of Alzheimer disease where it slows

GLOBAL DETERIORATION SCALE (GDS)

The 7 point scale used to indicate the severity of a primary degenerative dementia, such as Alzheimer

S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE (SAM)

Nutritional supplement marketed under the Gumbaral, Samyr, Adomet, Heptral and Admethionine brand names as a prescription drug approved in Russia,

PRESENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE (PDAT)

An outdated label for Alzheimer's type dementia before the patient's 65th birthday.

PSYCHOLOGICAL MASQUERADE

A medical condition that match the presentation of a psychological disorder: for example, epilepsy Alzheimer's or brain tumor.

REMINYL

Trade name of galantamine, often prescribed to decelerate cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease.

RIVASTIGMINE

Marketed under the trade name Exelon, a parasympathomimetic or cholinergic agent in treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's-type dementia and

SENILE DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER'S TYPE TSDAT)

The older name for Alzheimer's type onset after age 65. See Alzheimer's disease.

SENILE PLAQUES

These are the plaques that are linked with the Alzheimer's Disease. The concentration of these plaques is seen in the

SMELL IDENTIFICATION TEST (SIT)

an odour test with 40 different smells for people age 5 and up. It is used to assess sensitivity and

LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

a type of Dementia, a neurodegenerative condition which is diagnosed using the presence of abnormal proteins in the brain called

NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES

are collections of insoluble hyperphosphorylated tau protein which have been associated with the development of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's

NOOTROPIC DRUGS

drugs which are utilized to emphasize cognitive processes, generally in the remediation of progressive dementias, like Alzheimer's, but additionally of

PDAT

abbreviated form: presented dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE

n. a synthetic, non-specific cholinesterase enzyme identified in the liver and related tissues. It assists in regulating the level of

CANCELLATION TEST

n. A neuropsychological test which assesses perceptual and motor speed. From a given list of items randomly-distributed on a page

CONFUSIONAL STATE

a condition of handicapped intellectual operations wherein consciousness is maintained but with deprivation of intellectual comprehensibility and orientation to time,

CORTICAL DEMENTIA

dementia which stems from weakening of the cortical regions of the brain, instead of the subcortical regions. Most frequently occurring