Multiple Choice
One theory about the development of Alzheimer's type dementia suggests that the formation of solid waxy proteins in the brain causes the disorder in a process similar to
A) cholesterol build-up in blood vessels causing cardiovascular disease.
B) vascular spasms causing migraines.
C) head trauma causing neuronal death.
D) formation of scar tissue following an injury.
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