Across
- 4. A general term for memory Loss
- 7. A chemical that allows for communication between nerve cells
- 8. is shrinkage of the brain
- 10. The primary area of the brain where atrophy occurs in AD
- 11. Affecting people 65 years of ____.
Down
- 1. what type of disease is AD considered?
- 2. Risk factor for AD that involves family history
- 3. When the immune system in the brain is triggered
- 5. ____ onset of disease begins before the age of 65
- 6. causing abnormal beta-amyloid protein accumulation develop between nerve cells, impairing communication and cell function
- 9. Twisted tau protein fibers accumulate inside nerve cells,