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An aging-associated disease (commonly termed age-related disease, ARD) is a disease that is most often seen with increasing frequency with increasing senescence. They are essentially complications of senescence, distinguished from the aging process itself because all adult animals age ( with rare exceptions ) but not all adult animals ...
An Aging-associated disease is a disease that is seen with increasing frequency with increasing senescence The main article for this category is Aging-associated diseases . Subcategories
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between normal aging and Dementia, affecting 10-20% of adults over 65 (Schwarz, 2015). Geriatricians encounter MCI patients in various care settings, with diagnosis relying on clinical assessment and mental status examinations (Tangalos & Petersen, 2018).
Batten disease is the common name for a group of lysosomal storage disorders known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) – each caused by a specific gene mutation, [47] of which there are thirteen. [48] Since Batten disease is quite rare, its worldwide prevalence is about 1 in every 100,000 live births. [48]
Frailty or frailty syndrome refers to a state of health in which older adults gradually lose their bodies' in-built reserves and functioning. This makes them more vulnerable, less able to recover and even apparently minor events (infections, environmental changes) can have drastic impacts on their physical and mental health. [1] [2]