cortical atrophy

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• Posterior cortical atrophy — (PCA), also called Benson s syndrome, is the visual variant of Alzheimer’s disease [Nestor PJ, Caine D, Fryer TD, Clarke J, Hodges JR: [http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/74/11/1521?ijkey=c324f6cfb6032c6e43e57b25d351e40cd607348e keytype2=tf …   Wikipedia

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• 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

• optic atrophy — ▪ pathology       degeneration of the optic nerve (the second cranial nerve) due to direct or indirect damage to a particular type of retinal (retina) cell, called ganglion cells, whose axonal (axon) projections collectively make up the optic… …   Universalium

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