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What Structural Changes Can Be Found in the Brain of a Person

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What structural changes can be found in the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease? Describe these changes.


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Neural-tube Defects

Neural-tube defects are birth defects of the brain, spine, or spinal cord, occurring early in fetal development, often resulting from folate deficiency.

Cognitive Deficits

Impairments in mental processes such as thinking, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Intellectual Disability

A term used to describe a range of developmental conditions characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.

Sickle-cell Gene

A hereditary gene that causes red blood cells to become misshapen and sickle-shaped, leading to various health complications.

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