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What is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases?
What is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases?
- Lack of any immune system involvement
- Activation of the innate immune system (correct)
- Suppression of the immune system
- Activation of the adaptive immune system
Which of the following is NOT a type of dementia mentioned in the passage?
Which of the following is NOT a type of dementia mentioned in the passage?
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Huntington's Disease
- Vascular Dementia (correct)
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
What is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly according to the passage?
What is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly according to the passage?
- Alzheimer's Disease (correct)
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- Parkinson's disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
What is a characteristic feature of the neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's Disease?
What is a characteristic feature of the neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's Disease?
What is the appearance of neurofibrillary tangles in tissue sections according to the passage?
What is the appearance of neurofibrillary tangles in tissue sections according to the passage?
Which of the following statements about the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease is correct according to the passage?
Which of the following statements about the diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease is correct according to the passage?
Which neurodegenerative disease is characterized by progressive neuron loss affecting the basal ganglia?
Which neurodegenerative disease is characterized by progressive neuron loss affecting the basal ganglia?
What is the histological marker of Huntington's Disease?
What is the histological marker of Huntington's Disease?
Which neurodegenerative disease is associated with cognitive changes, memory, behavior, and language disorders?
Which neurodegenerative disease is associated with cognitive changes, memory, behavior, and language disorders?
What is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases in terms of neuronal loss?
What is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases in terms of neuronal loss?
Which protein is directly toxic to neurons due to its aberrant localization in neurodegenerative diseases?
Which protein is directly toxic to neurons due to its aberrant localization in neurodegenerative diseases?
Which neurodegenerative disease primarily affects motor neurons resulting in weakness, difficulty in swallowing, and breathing?
Which neurodegenerative disease primarily affects motor neurons resulting in weakness, difficulty in swallowing, and breathing?
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