gross pathology of Alzheimer's disease

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Pathology

generalized cerebral cortical atrophy

* see figures coronal section, Alzheimer's vs normal brain

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References

  1. Greenfield's Neuropathology, 5th ed., 1992 p.1319-21
  2. 2.0 2.1 Samuelson K Next step in Alzheimer's research: Brain shrinkage rates. SuperAger brains shrink more slowly than peers' brains. Northwestern Now. April 04, 2017 https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/april/alzheimers-research-superagers-brain-shrinkage/
    Cook AH, Sridhar J, Ohm D et al Rates of Cortical Atrophy in Adults 80 Years and Older With Superior vs Average Episodic Memory JAMA. 2017;317(13):1373-1375 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28384819 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2614177