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Classroom classification

百科

Alzheimer disease

神经内科

Common symptoms

健忘性失语、记忆力障碍、头晕、人格改变、认知功能障碍

The pathology of disease

Alzheimer disease is progressive neurodegenerative dementia; older; memory loss; amyloid plaques/tau tangles; cholinesterase inhibitors; memantine; supportive; family.

Symptoms

Progressive memory loss; disorientation; personality; older; ADL impairment; family history; imaging hippocampal atrophy

Causes

Amyloid-beta plaques; tau tangles; APOE epsilon4; aging; multifactorial.

Treatment

Cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil); memantine; symptomatic; caregiver support; neurology/geriatrics; safety

Dept

Neurology / geriatrics / psychiatry.

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