Concept information
Preferred term
Alzheimer's disease
Definition
- A degenerative disease of the brain with the presence of senile plaques and neurofibrillary degeneration. Brain atrophy begins in the hippocampal region, extends to associative regions and then to frontal regions. Memory problems are the first signs of the disease. Several aspects of memory are affected by Alzheimer's disease: episodic memory (which can disrupt people's sense of identity), semantic memory, working memory (including the central administrator). Procedural memory is more resistant to the disease, and perceptual priming is preserved.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Alzheimer's dementia
- dementia of the Alzheimer type
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• De Vita, D., Sagliano, L., & Trojano, L. (2023). Memory biases in Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. A systematic review and metanalysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 152, 105277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105277
[Study type: meta-analysis / Access: closed]
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• El Haj, M., Colombel, F., Kapogiannis, D., & Gallouj, K. (2020). False memory in Alzheimer’s disease. Behavioural Neurology, 2020, e5284504. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5284504
[Study type: literature review / Access: open]
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• Eustache, F., Giffard, B., Rauchs, G., Chételat, G., Piolino, P., & Desgranges, B. (2006). La maladie d’Alzheimer et la mémoire humaine. Revue Neurologique, 162(10), 929–939. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-3787(06)75102-5
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• Launay, A., Taconnat, L., Vanneste, S., & Baudouin, A. (2023). Mémoire épisodique et maladie d’Alzheimer: évolution des théories et des outils d’évaluation clinique Auteurs. Geriatrie Et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie Du Vieillissement, 21(4), 469–476. https://doi.org/10.1684/pnv.2023.1139
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• Malone, C., Deason, R. G., Palumbo, R., Heyworth, N., Tat, M., & Budson, A. E. (2019). False memories in patients with mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia: Can cognitive strategies help? Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 41(2), 204–218. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2018.1513453
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
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• McLachlan, E., Rai, S., Al-Shihabi, A., Huntley, J., Burgess, N., Howard, R., & Reeves, S. (2020). Neuroimaging correlates of false memory in ’Alzheimer’s disease: A preliminary systematic review. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 296, 111021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2019.111021
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• Park, S.-H., Kwon, K. J., Kim, M. Y., Kim, J.-H., Moon, W.-J., Ryu, H. J., Jang, J. W., Moon, Y., & K-ARPI. (2023). Diagnostic tools for Alzheimer’s disease: A narrative review based on our own research experience. Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders, 22(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2023.22.1.16
[Study type: literature review / Access: open]
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• Rentz, D. M., Orlovsky, I., Kilpatrick, E., & Papp, K. V. (2019). Alzheimer’s disease. In M. L. Alosco & R. A. Stern (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders (pp. 549–574). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190664121.013.26
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• Scheltens, P., De Strooper, B., Kivipelto, M., Holstege, H., Chételat, G., Teunissen, C. E., Cummings, J., & van der Flier, W. M. (2021). Alzheimer’s disease. The Lancet, 397(10284), 1577–1590. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32205-4
[Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Has diagnostic tool(s)
- Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination - III
- California Verbal Learning Test
- DemTect
- DMS48
- Doors and People Test
- Encoding, Storage, Retrieval test
- Face-Name Associative Memory Exam
- GRECO's semantic knowledge assessment battery
- Grober and Buschke test
- Mattis Dementia Rating Scale
- Memory Alteration Test
- Memory Binding Test
- MEMO test
- Mini Mental State Examination
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment
- Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test
- visual association test
- Wechsler Memory Scale
Diagnostic tool of
Disorder of
In other languages
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French
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démence d'Alzheimer
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démence de type Alzheimer
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-T0KQ9RM8-4
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