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Question 1

October 16, 2019

 

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In Alzheimer disease, which pathological change typically occurs first?

 

 

 

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Answer:

Tau tangles
 

 

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Hippocampal atrophy
 

 

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Amyloid-beta plaque accumulation
 

 

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Neurofibrillary degeneration
 

 

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