Links to Alzheimer's disease |
Dementia with Lewy bodies has great clinical and pathological overlaps
with Alzheimer's disease. This page provides links to established internet
resources for Alzheimer's disease (Courtesy of Dr. Dennis Dickson, Mayo
Clinic, Jacksonville) Photograph of the brain from a patient who had Alzheimer's disease. There is severe shrinkage of the normal folds (gyri) of the brain. This is termed cerebral atrophy. Note that this is most pronounced in the area of the brain towards the bottom of the picture. This is the temporal lobe and is an area which is important for memory. C.A.N.D.I.D: Counselling and Diagnosis in Dementia Alzheimer Web Alzheimer Association Alzheimer's Association NSW, Australia Alzheimer's Association Victoria Alzheimer Society of Canada Select Entries from OMIM -- Entries found, searching for "Alzheimer" |