The family of a client with a diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT) has expressed doubt that the client's cognitive symptoms are from a pathological cause. The nurse tells the family:
A) Normal aging of the brain causes slower functioning but not a loss of cognitive functions.
B) There is evidence to suggest massive neuronal death occurs with aging.
C) There is evidence to suggest DAT can be reversed.
D) Normal aging is associated with loss of cognitive functions.
A
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