ECG Interpretation3:27May 26, 2022

Alzheimer's disease: Pathophysiology and causes

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In this video, we have explained the #pathophysiology and causes of #Alzheimer's #disease. A German scientist named Alice Alzheimer discovered irregularities in the brain parts of a dementia patient over a century ago. Since then, scientists have been investigating the unusual plaques and tangles he observed in the hopes of one day understanding and curing Alzheimer's disease. A peptide termed amyloid beta or a beta forms plaques or intractable deposits. When two enzymes, beat up and gamma secr...

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