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• amnesia — amnestic /am nes tik/, adj. /am nee zheuh/, n. loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc. [1780 90; < NL < Gk amnesía, var. of AMNESTÍA oblivion; perhaps learnedly formed …   Universalium

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Mild cognitive impairment — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F06.7 ICD 9 331.83 Mild cognitive impairmen …   Wikipedia

• amnesic — I noun a person suffering from amnesia • Syn: ↑amnesiac • Derivationally related forms: ↑amnesiac (for: ↑amnesiac) • Hypernyms: ↑handicapped …   Useful english dictionary

• Alzheimer disease — Degenerative brain disorder. It occurs in middle to late adult life, destroying neurons and connections in the cerebral cortex and resulting in significant loss of brain mass. The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer disease progresses from… …   Universalium

• Dementia —    Dementia, in the sense of a temporary or permanent loss of brain function that could affect people of all ages, has always been familiar to physicians. The elderly in particular have often been implicated in global deficits in personality,… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• Aphasia — Literally aphasia means no speech. Aphasia can apply to a defect in expression or comprehension. * * * Impaired or absent comprehension or production of, or communication by, speech, writing, or signs, due to an acquired lesion of the dominant… …   Medical dictionary

• Alzheimer's disease — Alzheimer redirects here. For other uses, see Alzheimer (disambiguation). Alzheimer s disease Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• Dementia — For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). Dementia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F00 F07 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Amnesia — Infobox Disease Name = Amnesia | Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|R|41|3|r|40 ICD9 = ICD9|780.9, ICD9|780.93 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000647 Amnesia (from Greek polytonic|Ἀμνησία ) is a condition… …   Wikipedia

• Aphasia — For other uses, see Aphasia (disambiguation). Aphasia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F80.0 F80.2, R …   Wikipedia