neuritic plaque

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neuritic plaque

See senile plaque.

neuritic plaque

[noo͡rit′ik]

an extracellular deposit consisting of beta-amyloid protein mixed with branches of dying nerve cells in the brain of a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer's disease cerebral amyloid angiopathy Pick's disease Senile plaque			VIENNA -- Good linguistic ability in early life seems to stave off the dementia of Alzheimer's disease, even when neuritic plaques and tangles are present in the brain. Early linguistic ability may stall later dementia by Sullivan, Michele G. / Clinical Psychiatry News The neuropathological measures, including neuritic plaque and neurofibrillary tangle counts, were done at autopsy and the activities of daily living scale was measured in the last year of life. Disability in Alzheimer's disease: causes, consequences, and economic ... by Demakis, George J. / Journal of Health and Human Services Administration The second thing Alzheimer took note of was the neuritic plaques. This History of Alzheimer's Disease by Gavin Sanderson / Health care industry community			neuratrophia neuratrophic neuraxial edema neuraxis neuraxon neuraxonal dystrophy neurectasia neurectasis neurectoderm neurectomy neurectopia neurenteric neurenteric canal neurepithelium neurergic neuresthenia neurexeresis neurilemma neurilemma cell neurilemmitis neurilemmoma neurilemoma neurimotor neurinoma neurite neuritic plaque neuritis neuro check neuro- Neuro-Linguistic Programming neuro-oncologist neuro-oncology neuro-oncology surgery neuro-ophthalmology neuro-otology neuroablative procedure neuroacanthocytosis neuroacoustical stimulator neuroaminidase neuroanastomosis neuroanatomy neuroanesthesia neuroanesthesiology neuroarthropathy neuroastrocytoma neuroaxial dystrophy neuroaxonal neuroaxonal dystrophy neurobehavioral neurobiologist neurobiology			neurilemoma neurilemoma Neurility Neuriloma Neuriloma Neuriloma neurimotor Neurine Neurine neurinoma neurinoma neurinoma neurinomas neurinomas neurinomas neurinomata neurinomata neurinomata neurinomatosis Neurism neuristor neuristor Neurite Neurite Neurite Outgrowth-Promoting Factor Neurites Neurites neuritic neuritic neuritic neuritic plaque neuritides neuritides neuritides neuritis neuritis neuritis Neuritis retrobulbaris Neuritis with Brachial Predilection Neuro blastoma Neuro blastoma Neuro blastoma neuro check Neuro Critical Care Neuro Developer Kit Neuro Electric Therapy Neuro Electronic Anatomical Language Neuro Emotional Anti-Sabotage Technique Neuro Emotional Complexes Neuro emotional technique Neuro Evolving Robotic Operations Neuro Immune Dysfunction Syndromes Neuro Immuno Therapeutics Research Foundation Neuro Intermediate Care Unit Neuro Linguistic Kinesiology Neuro Linguistic Programming Neuro Linguistic Programming Association Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner Neuro Orthopaedic Institute Neuro Physiological Conditioning Neuro psychiatric disorder

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