- Neurofibrillary tangle by Joel Holland
... Twisted masses of protein inside nerve cells that develop in the brains of people with AD.Related: Alzheimer's Disease.
- Ginkgo by Melanie Goodman
... An herb from the Ginkgo biloba. Tree that some alternative practitioners recommend for the prevention and treatment of AD.Related: Alzheimer's Disease.
- primary dementia by Cole Bush
See Alzheimer's disease.
- presenile dementia by Cameron Conner
Dementia occurring in younger persons, usually in persons age 65 or younger. Because most cases are the result of Alzheimer's disease, the term is sometimes used to denote the early onset form of dementia of the Alzheimer type; it has also been used more generally to denote Alzheimer's disease.
- Senile plaque by Steven Burke
... Structures composed of parts of neurons surrounding brain proteins called beta-amyloid deposits found in the brains of people with AD.Related: Alzheimer's Disease.