Neurobiological pathways to Alzheimer's disease: Amyloid-beta, TAU protein or both?

Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive decline, including memory loss, behavioral and psychological symptoms and personality changes. The neuropathological hallmarks of AD are the presence of neuritic (senile) plaques (NP) and neu...

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Main Authors: Vanessa de Jesus R. de Paula, Fabiana Meira Guimarães, Breno Satler Diniz, Orestes Vicente Forlenza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642009000300188&lng=en&tlng=en