What Are two Pathological Features of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

question 39

Multiple Choice

What are two pathological features of patients with Alzheimer's disease?

• A) Death of cells in the substantia nigra
• B) Spongiform encephalitis
• C) Amyloid plaques
• D) Neurofibrillary tangles
• E) The presence of Lewy bodies
• F) Overexpression of presenilin

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Definitions:

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