A type of chronic organic brain syndrome characterized by the death of neurons in the cerebral cortex and their replacement by microscopic "plaques" is called:
A) Epilepsy.
B) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
C) Alzheimer disease.
D) Parkinson disease.

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Alzheimer disease is a type of chronic organic brain syndrome characterized by the death of neurons in the cerebral cortex and their replacement by microscopic "plaques". Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder, while amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson disease are neurodegenerative disorders affecting motor function, but not specifically characterized by the death of neurons and plaques in the cerebral cortex.

A Type of Chronic Organic Brain Syndrome Characterized by the Death