Which Is the Common Underlying Pathophysiology of Both Alzheimer's Disease

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which is the common underlying pathophysiology of both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease?

• A) Both are neurodegenerative diseases.
• B) Both are forms of dementia.
• C) Both involve interrupted transmission of nerve impulses.
• D) Both are primarily caused and directly related to environmental factors.

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Four-point Gait

A walking pattern that uses two crutches or canes and both legs in a sequence that always keeps at least two points of support on the ground.

Three-point Gait

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