neurodegenerative

(adjective)

of, pertaining to, or resulting in the progressive loss of nerve cells and of neurologic function

Related Terms

Examples of neurodegenerative in the following topics:

  • Neurodegenerative Disorders

    • Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are both neurodegenerative disorders characterized by loss of nervous system functioning.
    • Neurodegenerative disorders are illnesses characterized by a loss of nervous system functioning that are usually caused by neuronal death.
    • The symptoms of a particular neurodegenerative disease are related to where in the nervous system the death of neurons occurs.
    • Parkinson's disease is also a neurodegenerative disease.
    • Distinguish between the neurodegenerative disorders of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

    • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cows.
    • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease in cattle that causes a spongy degeneration in the brain and spinal cord .

  • Physical Development in Late Adulthood

    • Age is a major risk factor for most common neurodegenerative diseases, including mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, and Lou Gehrig's disease.
    • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and is the most common form of dementia in older adults.

  • Alzheimer's Disease

    • Alzheimer's Disease is an age-linked neurodegenerative disorder characterized by marked dementia.

  • Aging and the Nervous System

    • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes .

  • The Stress Response

    • Researchers have hypothesized that the hormonal changes brought on by stress may contribute to the neural atrophies seen in many neurodegenerative disease states.

  • Role of the Complement System in Immunity

    • The complement system is also becoming increasingly implicated in diseases of the central nervous system such as Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions such as spinal cord injuries.

  • Programmed Cell Death

    • Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation but has also been associated with physiological as well as pathological processes such as development, differentiation, neurodegenerative diseases, stress (physiology), infection and cancer.

  • Neurotransmitters

    • The underlying cause of some neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's, appears to be related to overaccumulation of proteins, which under normal circumstances would be regulated by the presence of dopamine.

  • Prions and Viroids

    • Fatal neurodegenerative diseases, such as kuru in humans and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle (commonly known as "mad cow disease"), were shown to be transmitted by prions.