Question

The nurse, caring for a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease, is aware that the clinical manifestations are a result of:

Group of answer choices

Degenertion of the basal ganglia and loss of dopamine.

Ischemia to the brain tissue as a result of an emboli.

The accumulation of amyloid plaque and neurofibrillary tangle causng brain atrophy.

Over activity of the autonomic nervous system.

Answer 1

Alzheimer disease.

Given choises all are the main reasons for the disease.

1.Alzheimer's is caused by brain cell death. Its a neurodegenerative disease, which means there is progressive brain cell death that happens over time due to all of the above reasons.

2.Early morphological changes in the brain is the Degenertion of the basal ganglia and loss of dopamine.

3.Insufficient amount of blood flow to the brain lead to Ischemia to the brain tissue,its lead to Alzheimer's

4. Amyloid  fragments of a common protein found in cell membranes are responsible for the degeneration behind Alzheimer's symptoms of memory loss and confusion.

5.Over activity of the autonomic nervous system is common in Alzheimer patients