Alzheimer sclerosis

Alz·hei·mer scle·ro·sis

(awlts'hī-mĕr), hyaline degeneration of the medium and smaller blood vessels of the brain.

Alzheimer sclerosis

An older term for:
(1) Alzheimer's disease;
(2) Hyaline degeneration of the medium to small cerebral arteries.

Alz·hei·mer scler·o·sis

(awlts'hī-mĕr skler-ō'sis) Hyaline degeneration of the medium and smaller blood vessels of the brain.

Alzheimer,

Alois, German neurologist, 1864-1915. Alzheimer dementia - Synonym(s): Alzheimer diseaseAlzheimer disease - progressive mental deterioration. Synonym(s): Alzheimer dementia; presenile dementia; primary neuronal degeneration; primary senile dementiaAlzheimer sclerosis - hyaline degeneration of the medium and smaller blood vessels of the brain.