dementia /de·men·tia/ (dĕ-men´shah) a general loss of cognitive abilities, including impairment of memory as well as one or more of the following: aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or disturbed planning, organizing, and abstract thinking abilities. It does not include decreased cognitive functioning due to clouding of consciousness, depression, or other functional mental disorder.
multi-infarct dementia
Alzheimer's dementia see under disease.
dementia of the Alzheimer type dementia of insidious onset and gradually progressive course, with histopathological changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, categorized as early onset or late onset depending on whether or not it begins by the age of 65.
arteriosclerotic dementia multi-infarct dementia as a result of cerebral arteriosclerosis.
Binswanger's dementia see under disease.
boxer's dementia a syndrome due to cumulative cerebral injuries in boxers, with forgetfulness, slowness in thinking, dysarthric speech, and slow uncertain movements, especially of the legs.
dialysis dementia see under encephalopathy.
multi-infarct dementia vascular d.
paralytic dementia , dementia paraly´tica general paresis.
dementia prae´cox (obs.) schizophrenia.
presenile dementia that occurring in younger persons, usually age 65 or younger; since most cases are due to Alzheimer's disease, the term is sometimes used as a synonym of dementia of the Alzheimer type, early onset, and has also been used to denote Alzheimer's disease.
senile dementia that occurring in older persons, usually over the age of 65; since most cases are due to Alzheimer's disease, the term is sometimes used as a synonym of dementia of the Alzheimer type, late onset.
subcortical dementia any of a group of dementias thought to be caused by lesions particularly affecting subcortical brain structures, characterized by memory loss with slowness of information processing and of the formation of intellectual responses.
substance-induced persisting dementia that resulting from exposure to or use or abuse of a substance (e.g., alcohol, sedatives, anticonvulsants, or lead) but persisting long after exposure ends, usually with permanent and worsening deficits.
vascular dementia that with a stepwise deteriorating course and a patchy distribution of neurologic deficits caused by cerebrovascular disease.
mul·ti-in·farct dementia (m l t - n färkt, -n-färkt, mlt -)n. See vascular dementia. |
multi-infarct dementia
Neurology A condition characterized by global cognitive impairment due to ASHD-induced disease; MID is more common in ♀ and associated with DM, HTN, smoking, amyloidosis Clinical Gait and motor defects, defects of
language, mood, abstract thinking, apraxia, agnosia, urinary incontinence DiffDx Repeating 'mini-infarcts' of HTN mimic the gradual deterioration typical of the more common Alzheimer's disease, which lacks prominent motor and
reflex changes. See Alzheimer's disease.
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