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a closer look the \terrible three\ alzheimers (altzhi - merz) disease (ad) is a progressive (1 ) disease of the brain that ultimately results in dementia (mental deterioration). alzheimers patients represent between 5 and 15 percent of people over 65, and the disease is a major contributing cause in the deaths of as many as half of those over 85.
its victims exhibit (2 ) loss (particularly for recent events), a short attention span and disorientation, and eventual language loss. over several years, formerly good - natured people may become moody, confused, (3 ), and sometimes violent.
ad is associated with a shortage of acetylcholine (ach). ad also exhibits (4 ) changes in the brain, particularly in areas involved with thought and memory: the gyri shrink, and the brain (5 ). the precise cause of ad is unknown, but some cases appear to run in families.

1 delusional 2 structural 3 atrophies 4 degenerative 5 memory

1 degenerative 2 memory 3 delusional 4 structural 5 atrophies

1 memory 2 delusional 3 structural 4 atrophies 5 degenerative

1 structural 2 atrophies 3 degenerative 4 memory 5 delusional

1 atrophies 2 degenerative 3 memory 4 delusional 5 structural

Explanation:

Alzheimer's is a progressive degenerative brain - disease. Patients have memory loss, may be delusional, and the brain shows structural changes like atrophies.

Answer:

1 degenerative 2 memory 3 delusional 4 structural 5 atrophies