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Synonyms of Alzheimer's Disease
Disorder Subdivisions
General Discussion
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition of the brain affecting memory, thought and language. The degenerative changes of Alzheimer's disease lead to patches or plaques in the brain and the entanglement of nerve fibers (neurofibrillary tangles). Memory loss and behavioral changes occur as a result of these changes in brain tissue.
Organizations related to Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Association
225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17
Chicago IL 60601-7633
Phone #: 312-335-8700
800 #: 800-272-3900
e-mail: info@alz.org
Home page: http://www.alz.org
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring MD 20907-8250
Phone #: 301-495-3311
800 #: 800-438-4380
e-mail: adear@alzheimers.org
Home page: http://www.alzheimers.org
- Alzheimer's Foundation of America
322 8th Ave, 7th Floor
New York NY 10001
Phone #: 866-232-8484
800 #: 866-232-8484
e-mail: info@alzfdn.org
Home page: http://www.alzfdn.org
- American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg MD 20871
Phone #: N/A
800 #: 800-437-2423
e-mail: info@ahaf.org
Home page: http://www.ahaf.org
- C-Mac Informational Services, Inc.
120 Clinton Lane
Cookeville TN 38501-8946
Phone #: 931-268-1201
800 #: N/A
e-mail: caregiver_cmi@hotmail.com
Home page: http://www.caregivernews.org
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-251-4925
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/EmailForm.aspx
Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD
- John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation
11620 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 270
Los Angeles CA 90025
Phone #: 310-445-4650
800 #: N/A
e-mail: dwerthe@earthlink.net
Home page: http://www.jdfaf.org
- Juliano, Denise, M.S.W.
Department of Admissions
Neuropsychiatric Research Hospital
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
SE
Washington DC 20032
Phone #: 202-373-6100
800 #: --
e-mail: N/A
Home page: N/A
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains NY 10605
Phone #: 914-997-4488
800 #: 888-663-4637
e-mail: Askus@marchofdimes.com
Home page: http://www.marchofdimes.com
- NIH/National Institute on Aging
PO Box 8057
Gaithersburg MD 20892-8057
Phone #: 301-496-1752
800 #: 800-222-2225
e-mail: N/A
Home page: http://www.nih.gov/nia
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda MD 20824
Phone #: 301-496-5751
800 #: 800-352-9424
e-mail: me20t@nih.gov
Home page: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Stem Cell Research Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg MD 20871
Phone #: 877-842-3442
800 #: N/A
e-mail: info@stemcellresearchfoundation.org
Home page: http://www.stemcellresearchfoundation.org
- UCSF Memory and Aging Center
350 Parnassus Avenue
Suite 905
San Francisco CA 94117
Phone #: 415-476-6880
800 #: N/A
e-mail: mgeschwind@memory.ucsf.edu
Home page: http://www.memory.ucsf.edu
- Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System
vasculitisoftheCNS@yahoogroups.com
None None None
Phone #: 770-978-5636
800 #: --
e-mail: cnsvsurvivor@aol.com
Home page: http://www.VasculitisoftheCNS@yahoogroups.com
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