What Are the Two Major Physical Changes in the Brain

question 40

Multiple Choice

What are the two major physical changes in the brain that are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease?

• A) aluminum deposition and edema
• B) amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
• C) amyloid plaques and hypertrophy
• D) calcification and hypertrophy
• E) aluminum deposition and neurofibrillary tangles

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