A Person Over 55 Years of Age Shows Problems with Delayed

question 107

Multiple Choice

A person over 55 years of age shows problems with delayed memory, and MRI images show a decrease in normal volume of the hippocampal formation. PET scans show no decrease in cerebral metabolism. This person most likely has

• A) senile dementia.
• B) Alzheimer's disease.
• C) age-related memory loss.
• D) Parkinson's disease.

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