Across

  2.  Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes  _______________

      damage to the brain. 

  5.  The substance causing thread-like strands or tangles

       in the neurons of people with AD is called 

       ______________.

  7.  The likelihood of developing AD __________ with age.

  8.  AD causes a marked deficit in ____________ ability.

10.  The type of AD that is not familial is known as 

        _________ AD.

11.  Vitamin E is given to people with AD to rid the body of

       free _____________.

13.  One of the structural changes in AD is the presence

       of neurofibrillary ___________ in the brain.

15.  AD is thought to be a most common type of

       ______________ disorder.

16.  The language and reasoning areas of the brain that

       are effected by AD are in  the  cerebral ___________.

17.  Anti-inflammatory drugs, such as the _________, may

       provide protection against AD.

Down

  1.  The area of the brain responsible for short-term 

       memory, the ______________, is the first area 

       of the brain to be affected in AD.

  3.  The drugs approved by the FDA for use in patients

       with AD are cholinesterase ___________,  such as

       Aricept.

  4.  The hereditary form of AD is also called

       ____________ AD.

  6.  A factor on the ____ gene may be responsible for

       late-onset AD.

  9.  The hormone that may provide protection from AD

       is __________.

12.  Screening for AD begins with a mental 

       __________ examination.

14.  The plaques seen in the neurons of people with AD

       are made up of ____________.

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