Consider these problems: apolipoprotein E (apoE) malfunction, neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, granulovascular degeneration, and brain atrophy. Which condition corresponds to this group?
a. Alzheimer's disease
b. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)–related dementia
c. Wernicke's encephalopathy
d. Central anticholinergic syndrome
ANS: A
The problems are all aspects of the pathophysiologic characteristics of Alzheimer's disease.
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