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Alzheimer's diseaseAlz‧heim‧er’s dis‧ease /ˈæltshaɪməz dɪˌziːz $ -ərz-/ (also Alzheimer’s) noun [uncountable] Alzheimer's diseaseOrigin: 1900-2000 Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German medical scientist - Although Alzheimer's disease is the most important cause of dementia, there are few epidemiological data on the illness.
- Carman reportedly is in generally good health and does not suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
- Her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, was detained in hospital and sedated pending geriatric assessment.
- Patients with Alzheimer's disease could be referred for specialist investigation but never admitted.
- The results, in a health and beauty magazine, show over-45s fear Alzheimer's Disease second only to cancer.
a disease that affects the brain, especially of old people, and that gradually makes it difficult to move, talk, or remember things SYN dementia |