Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's
According to projections, there are currently around 1.6 million people living with dementia in Germany - and numbers are rising. The majority of them are affected by Alzheimer's disease. Morbus Alzheimer, the technical name of the best-known and most common dementia, is a disease that usually manifests in old age. Only rarely are affected individuals younger than 60 years old. [...]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects a very specific group of neurons: the neurons for motor function, also known as motor neurons. They are located in the brain and spinal cord and are responsible for controlling the muscles. The motor neurons are destroyed by the disease. This result in progressive muscle paralysis. [...]
Lewy body dementia
Lewy body dementia usually occurs after the age of 65. To date, it is not really clear whether Lewy body dementia is a disease in its own right or a variant of Parkinson's with early onset dementia: Individuals with Lewy body dementia sometimes have symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients. Mixed forms of these three diseases are also known. Men are probably more likely than women to be affected by Lewy body dementia. [...]
Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease – right after Alzheimer's disease. According to estimates, there are at least 200,000 people affected in Germany, with a clear upward trend. Parkinson's disease mostly occurs in older adulthood: The vast majority of those affected are at least 60 years old. However, ten percent of all Parkinson's patients develop the disease before the age of 50. [...]
Frontotemporaldementia
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare form of rapidly progressive dementia. It is estimated that, together with Alzheimer's, it accounts for the majority of all forms of dementia in individuals under the age of 65. A characteristic feature of FTD is the loss of neurons, especially in the frontal lobe and temporal lobe. Important functions are controlled in these brain areas. [...]
Huntington's
Huntington's chorea, also called "Huntington's disease" or "Morbus Huntington", is an inherited disorder of the brain. It was named after the US physician George Huntington, who was the first to scientifically describe the disease in 1872. Involuntary twitching movements of the head, arms, legs and hands, but also of the trunk, up to a characteristic dance-like gait: in the Middle Ages, these symptoms had earned the disease the now-obsolete name 'St. Vitus' dance'. [...]
Childhood dementia
Dementia is not just a question of age. Children and adolescents can also be affected by progressive neurodegenerative diseases of the brain. More than 250 different disorders are now known to affect the cognitive abilities of children. These conditions, collectively referred to as "childhood dementia," are among the rare diseases: Depending on the form of the disease, childhood dementia affects between 1 in 2,000 and 1 in 500,000 newborns. [...]
Ataxias
The term "ataxia" is derived from the Greek word "a-taxia" meaning "a lack of order". Ataxia is the name for a number of rare disorders of the brain and spinal cord in which the interaction of various muscle groups is disturbed. As a result, the sense of balance and coordination of movements are impaired. Walking is affected, as is sitting or standing, speaking, hand movements, and the control of eye movements. The person's gait becomes unsteady and wide-based, handwriting becomes illegible, gripping and holding objects become difficult. [...]
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Fronto-
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Huntington's
Huntington's chorea, also called "Huntington's disease" or "Morbus Huntington", is an inherited disorder of the brain. It was named after the US physician George Huntington, who was the first to scientifically describe the disease in 1872. Involuntary twitching movements of the head, arms, legs and hands, but also of the trunk, up to a characteristic dance-like gait: in the Middle Ages, these symptoms had earned the disease the now-obsolete name 'St. Vitus' dance'. [...]
Ataxias
The term "ataxia" is derived from the Greek word "a-taxia" meaning "a lack of order". Ataxia is the name for a number of rare disorders of the brain and spinal cord in which the interaction of various muscle groups is disturbed. As a result, the sense of balance and coordination of movements are impaired. Walking is affected, as is sitting or standing, speaking, hand movements, and the control of eye movements. [...]
