The dementia of Alzheimer disease is associated with structural changes in the brain,including
A) deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain.
B) degeneration of basal ganglia.
C) hypertrophy of frontal lobe neurons.
D) significant aluminum deposits in the brain.

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The hallmark pathophysiologic changes associated with Alzheimer disease include intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and extracellular amyloid plaques.Degeneration of the basal ganglia is not associated with dementia of Alzheimer disease.Brain atrophy occurs as a result of the amyloid plaques in the brain.Aluminum deposits in the brain are not responsible for dementia of Alzheimer disease.

The Dementia of Alzheimer Disease Is Associated with Structural Changes