Question

on examination of a brain slice from a patient at autopsy, the pathologist finds the presence of amyloid plaques, congophilic angiopathy and neurofibrillary tangles and granulovacuolar degeneration in neurons. what disease or condition is diagnosed by this microscopic pattern? picks disease parkinsons disease alzheimers disease huntingtons disease

Explanation:

Amyloid plaques, congophilic angiopathy, neurofibrillary tangles, and granulovacuolar degeneration in neurons are characteristic microscopic features of Alzheimer's disease. Pick's disease is characterized by Pick bodies, Parkinson's by Lewy bodies, and Huntington's by neuronal loss in the basal ganglia and cortex without these specific features.

Answer:

C. Alzheimer's disease