Pick's atrophy

См. также в других словарях:

• Pick's disease — piks also Pick disease pik n a dementia marked by progressive impairment of intellect and judgment and transitory aphasia, caused by progressive atrophic changes of the cerebral cortex, and usu. commencing in late middle age Pick Arnold (1851… …   Medical dictionary

• Pick's disease — [piks] n. 〚after A. Pick (1851 1924), Czech physician〛 a condition characterized by progressive deterioration of the brain with atrophy of the cerebral cortex, esp. the frontal lobes, and evidenced in loss of memory and emotional instability * *… …   Universalium

• Pick's disease — [piks] n. [after A. Pick (1851 1924), Czech physician] a condition characterized by progressive deterioration of the brain with atrophy of the cerebral cortex, esp. the frontal lobes, and evidenced in loss of memory and emotional instability …   English World dictionary

• Atrophy — Wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is wasting of muscle, decrease in muscle mass. A nerve can also show atrophy. For example, atrophy of the optic nerve diminishes vision. * * * A wasting of tissues, organs, or the entire body, as from… …   Medical dictionary

• Pick's disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 10034 ICD10 = ICD10|G|31|0|g|30, ICD10|F|02|0|f|00 ICD9 = ICD9|331.11 ICDO = OMIM = 172700 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 311 MeshID = D020774 Pick’s disease, also known …   Wikipedia

• Pick disease — A form of dementia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of social skills and changes in personality leading to impairment of intellect, memory, and language. Dementia can be defined as a loss of intellectual abilities such as… …   Medical dictionary

• Pick disease — ▪ pathology       form of premature dementia caused by atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. It resembles Alzheimer disease but is much less common. Pick disease is characterized by a progressive deterioration of intellect,… …   Universalium

• Pick — Arnold, Czechoslovakian psychiatrist, 1851–1924. See P. atrophy, P. bundle, P. disease. Friedel, German physician, 1867–1926. See P. bodies, under body, P. disease, P. syndrome. Ludwig, German physician, 1868–1935. See P. cell, Niemann P. cell,… …   Medical dictionary

• circumscribed cerebral atrophy — Pick disease (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

• lobar atrophy — Pick disease (def. 1) …   Medical dictionary

• Cerebral atrophy — Cerebral degeneration Classification and external resources ICD 9 331.9 Cerebral atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain. Atrophy of any tissue means loss of cells. In brain tissue, atrophy describes a loss of… …   Wikipedia