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Pick's disease is a kind of dementia similar to Alzheimer's but far less common. It affects parts of the brain that control emotions, behavior, personality, and language.
Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (BvFTD) was previously known as Pick's disease, and is the most common of the FTD types. [19] [18] BvFTD is diagnosed four times as often as the PPA variants. [20]
1. Pick’s Disease Definition and History. Pick’s disease (PiD) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by dementia, with frontotemporal degeneration and tau-immunopositive intracellular inclusions known as Pick bodies [1]. As this tauopathy can only be diagnosed postmortem, PiD is a strictly neuropathology term used to ...
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is an ultra-rare, progressive, and neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by an inability of the body to transport cholesterol and other lipids within the cell, leading to an accumulation of these substances in various cell types, including neurons. The disease is caused by mutations in the ...
Pick's disease is a rare dementing disorder that is sometimes familial.
Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC) is an ultra-rare, progressive, and neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder characterized by an inability of the body to transport cholesterol and other ...
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), sometimes called zombie deer disease, is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) affecting deer.TSEs are a family of diseases thought to be caused by misfolded proteins called prions and include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and scrapie in sheep. [2]
Tetanus is a medical emergency requiring hospitalization, multiple medications, and supportive care. CDC tracks tetanus cases nationally. Tetanus cases are sporadic in the United States. Tetanus can lead to serious illness and death, especially in newborns.
Americans at risk for heart disease. High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. Several other medical conditions and lifestyle choices can also put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including: Diabetes. Overweight and obesity. Unhealthy diet. Physical inactivity. Excessive alcohol use
Periodontal (gum) disease is an infection of the tissues that hold your teeth in place. It's typically caused by poor brushing and flossing habits that allow plaque—a sticky film of bacteria—to build up on the teeth and harden.