BETA-AMYLOID (P-AMYLOID)
n. a type of protein deposit found in the brain tissue of patients having Alzheimer's disease. This deposit contains peptides…
BETA-SECRETASE (P-SECRETASE)
n. a protein enzyme (protease) which cleaves the amyloid precursor protein to form beta-amyloid. These are the peptides which build-up…
BOSTON NAMING TEST (BNT)
n. a test in word retrieval designed for patients experiencing language disturbance such as those caused by dementia, stroke, and…
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…
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