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…
ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS
drugs that obstruct the capacity of the molecule acetyl cholinesterase to diminish the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the synaptic cholinergic neurons.…
AGE-APPROPRIATE MATURITY
emotional or mental readiness: the capacity to handle something very well and recover from well, with experience and to carry…
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
introduced by a German psychologist, Alois Alzheimer, an advanced illness of the brain stemming from large amounts of destruction of…
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS AS
an enterprise that affords help and support teams, reinforcement, and suggestions for care providers of people with Alzheimer
ALZHEIMER'S FACILITIES
centers purposely structured to enhance the proper care of those with Alzheimer
AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN (APP)
a protein that, when severed by many enzymes, generates beta-amyloid. Build-up of beta-amyloid in the human brain is deemed to…
APOLIPOPROTEIN E (APOE)
refers to a protein that may help break down beta-amyloid. Individuals carrying a ApoE4 allele, are statistically more likely to…
BASAL FOREBRAIN
n. area of the brain responsible for memory, learning, and attention. Includes the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. When acetylcholine is…