Definition:
A cortical dementia that results in significant impairment of memory, thinking, decision making, attention, reasoning and ability (cognition). For a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease to be made a prominent impairment in memory has to be present in the individual with at least one of the following: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia and disturbance in executive functioning. Also referred to as dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.
Also Known As: Dementia of the Alzheimer's type
Common Misspellings: Altzheimers Altheimer's Altzheimer's Alzhiemers Alzhiemer's
Examples: I have just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.