1
老年性痴?/p>
Alzheimer’s Disease
Introduction
简?/p>
AD,
first
characterized
by
Alois
Alzheimer
in
1907,
is
a
gradually
progressive
dementia
affecting
both
cognition
and
behavior
.
渐进性痴呆有认知和行为障碍?/p>
Alzheimer ['ælz'
ɛ
m
ɚ
]
n.
老年痴呆症(等于
Alzheimer
?/p>
s
disease
?/p>
The exact
pathophysiologic
mechanism
underlying
AD
are
not
entirely
known.
病理生理机制不清?/p>
Although drugs may reduce Alzheimer’s
symptoms
for
a
time,
the
disease
is
eventually
fatal.
药物只能暂时改变?/p>
状,疾病将最终威胁生命?/p>
The
disease
profoundly
affects
the
family as well as the patient.
疾病不仅
影响病人并将影响整个家庭生活?
量?/p>
progressive [pr
ə
'gres
ɪ
v]
n.
改革论者;进步分子
adj.
进步的;先进?/p>
dementia [d
ɪ
'men
ʃ
ə
]
n. [
内科
]
痴呆
cognition [k
ɒ
g'n
ɪʃ
(
ə
)n]
n.
认识;知识;认识能力
behavior [bi'heivj
ə
]
n.
行为,举止;态度;反?/p>
pathophysiologic [,pæθə
,fizi
ə
'l
ɔ
d
ʒ
ik]
adj.
病理生理?/p>
symptoms
基本翻译
n. [
临床
]
症状;症候;病徵
for a time
暂时;一段时?/p>
fatal ['fe
ɪ
t(
ə
)l]
adj.
致命的;重大的;毁灭性的;命
中注定的
profoundly [pr
ə
'fa
ʊ
ndl
ɪ
]
adv.
深刻地;深深地;极度?/p>