This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing Alzheimer’s Disease.

Some of the terms he mentions are:

ACE (acetyl choline esterase inhibitor), acetyl choline (ACH), age-related concerns, aggression, basal levels, beta amyloid, brain biopsy, caregiver, cholinergic hypothesis, cholinergic system, completely dependent, confusion, CT (computed tomography), deficits, dementia, deteriorating muscle mass, enzymes, hallucinating, impaired memory, intellectual stimulation, irritability, language difficulty, long-term memory loss, mini-mental state exam, MRI, neurological, neurotransmission, NMDA receptor antagonist, NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), PET (positron emissions), pharmacological, presence therapy, reminiscence therapy, short-term memory loss, social withdrawal, vocabulary recall.