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A

Amyloid plaques

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Anterograde amnesia

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Apolipoprotein E

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B

Brain atrophy

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C

Cerebral cortex

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Cerebral glucose hypometabolism

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Cognitive skills

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E

Executive functions

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F

Fronto-temporal lobar degeneration

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G

Gene

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H

Hippocampus

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L

Lewy body dementia

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Local memory consultation

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Long-term memory

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M

Mutation

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N

Neurofibrillary tangles

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Neuron

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Neuroplasticity

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P

Parkinsonian syndrome

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Primary progressive aphasia

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Protein

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R

Retrograde amnesia

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S

Short-term memory

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V

Vascular dementia

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