La maladie d'Alzheimer. Série de la tomodensitométrie (TDM) analyse d'une section axiale dans la tête d'un 74-year-old patient.

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• Dimensions: 4556 x 3898 px | 38,6 x 33 cm | 15,2 x 13 inches | 300dpi
• Photographe: ZEPHYR/SPL

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andlt;strongandgt;Alzheimerandamp;apos;s disease.andlt;/strongandgt; Series of colouredcomputed tomography (CT) scans of an axial sectionthrough the head of a 74-year-old patient withAlzheimerandamp;apos;s disease. The front of the brain(brown) is at the top. Alzheimerandamp;apos;s is aneurodegenerative disease and a common cause ofdementia in the elderly. It causes brain atrophy(decrease in size), shown here by the enlargedventricle cavities (white, at centre of brain) andthe widened pale blue regions. The brain shrinkagecaused by Alzheimerandamp;apos;s disease leads to memory loss, confusion, personality changes and ultimatelydeath. The cause of Alzheimerandamp;apos;s disease is notknown and there is no cure.

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