Alzheimer's disease is characterized by all of the following, EXCEPT
A) formation of tangles in affected neurons.
B) formation of amyloid plaques between neurons.
C) breakdown of the system that produced acetylcholine.
D) destruction of brain tissue from small strokes.

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The breakdown of the system that produces acetylcholine, the formation of tangles in affected neurons, and the formation of amyloid plaques between neurons are all characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease. However, destruction of brain tissue from small strokes is not a characteristic feature of Alzheimer's disease. Another form of dementia, vascular dementia, is characterized by damage to the brain from small strokes.

Alzheimer's Disease Is Characterized by All of the Following, EXCEPT