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Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

Comparison of a normal aged brain (left) and the brain of a person with Alzheimer's (right). Differential characteristics are pointed out in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex, and ventricles.

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