neurodegeneration
Type: condition Aliases: neurological decline
- Systems Analogy A progressive loss of nerve cells that gradually impairs memory, movement, and thinking.
- Formal Definition The progressive structural and functional loss of neurons, culminating in cognitive function decline and dementia.
Mentioned In
- Biological CircuitsGut Dysbiosis & Microglial Priming in Alzheimer's, Periodontal Pathology and Alzheimer's Link
- Conditiondementia, neurofibrillary
- Moleculeatuzaginstat
- Proteinamyloid-beta
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Oleske DM. Epidemiology of Chronic Disease. 2nd ed. 2018. ↗
"Neurodegeneration is characterized by target tissue cell death in central nerve structures."