Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease

A dementia disorder characterized by insidious onset and progressive decline in memory, learning, orientation, language, visuospatial abilities, and executive function. The course is steadily progressive over years and is caused by Alzheimer's disease pathology.

Symptoms

• Memory and learning impairment (also: Memory impairment, learning deficits, forgetting recent events, short-term memory loss, impaired ability to retain new information)
• Disorientation to time or place (also: Disorientation, getting lost, temporal disorientation, confusion about date, wandering and getting lost)
• Language and speech disturbances (also: Language disturbances, aphasia, word-finding difficulty, naming difficulties, impaired speech fluency)
• Executive function impairment (also: Executive function deficits, poor planning, difficulty with complex tasks, impaired judgment, problems with organization)
• Progressive loss of independence (also: Progressive loss of independence, increasing need for care, declining ADLs, loss of ability to manage daily activities, progressive functional decline)
• Acalculia (impaired calculation ability) (also: Acalculia, difficulty with arithmetic, inability to calculate, impaired numerical reasoning, problems with finances)
• Emotional dyscontrol (also: Emotional dyscontrol, irritability, emotional lability, tearfulness, frustration reactions)
• Social behavior deterioration (also: Social behavior deterioration, social withdrawal, inappropriate social conduct, reduced social engagement, apathy in social situations)
• Apathy and loss of motivation (also: Apathy, loss of motivation, reduced initiative, passivity, loss of interest in previous activities)
• Gradual and progressively deteriorating onset (also: Gradual onset, insidious progression, slowly worsening over years, steady cognitive decline, no sudden onset)
• Preserved consciousness (no clouding of awareness) (also: Preserved consciousness, no confusion of consciousness, awake and alert, no delirium features, clear consciousness in early stages)

Synonyms and related terms

Memory impairment, learning deficits, forgetting recent events, short-term memory loss, impaired ability to retain new information, Disorientation, getting lost, temporal disorientation, confusion about date, wandering and getting lost, Language disturbances, aphasia, word-finding difficulty, naming difficulties, impaired speech fluency, Executive function deficits, poor planning, difficulty with complex tasks, impaired judgment, problems with organization, increasing need for care, declining ADLs, loss of ability to manage daily activities, progressive functional decline, Acalculia, difficulty with arithmetic, inability to calculate, impaired numerical reasoning, problems with finances, irritability

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease?

Symptoms associated with Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (ICD-11 6D80) include: Memory and learning impairment, Disorientation to time or place, Language and speech disturbances, Executive function impairment, Progressive loss of independence, Acalculia (impaired calculation ability), Emotional dyscontrol, Social behavior deterioration, Apathy and loss of motivation, Gradual and progressively deteriorating onset, Preserved consciousness (no clouding of awareness).

WHO ICD-11 source

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Notes

Kod dodatkowy – nie jako główny.