A healthcare professional reads in a patient's chart that the patient shows behaviors suggestive of neurofibrillary tangles. What information does the healthcare professional plan to provide the spouse?
A)The patient will probably develop seizures.
B)The patient will lose all motor function.
C)The patient will have a gradual decline in function.
D)The patient's intracranial pressure will rise.

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Amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, as well as neuronal and synaptic losses in the brain characterize Alzheimer disease. Patients will Alzheimer disease gradually lose nearly all functioning. Alzheimer disease does not lead to seizures, loss of all motor function, or increased intracranial pressure.

A Healthcare Professional Reads in a Patient's Chart That the Patient