A Common Brain Change in People with Dementia Is Due

question 74

Multiple Choice

A common brain change in people with dementia is due to plaques made up of certain proteins that accumulate into spaces between neurons in the brain, specifically,

• A)neuritic plaques.
• B)fibrillatory plaques.
• C)dementing plaques.
• D)neurological plaques.

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Definitions:

Sleepiness

A state of feeling drowsy or tired, often leading to a need or desire to sleep.

Hypocretin

A neurotransmitter involved in the regulation of arousal, wakefulness, and appetite.

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a long-term neurological disorder affecting the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles, leading to excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical messengers in the brain and nervous system that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another.