It appears that this paper suggests AD to be on the same continuum as "normal" aging. However, the pattern of neuron loss in hippocampal subdivisions in AD differs from that in "normal" (nondemented) aging (e.g., West et al., 1994).
References:
West MJ, Coleman PD, Flood DG, Troncoso JC.
Differences in the pattern of hippocampal neuronal loss in normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease.
Lancet. 1994 Sep 17;344(8925):769-72.
PubMed.
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It appears that this paper suggests AD to be on the same continuum as "normal" aging. However, the pattern of neuron loss in hippocampal subdivisions in AD differs from that in "normal" (nondemented) aging (e.g., West et al., 1994).
References:
West MJ, Coleman PD, Flood DG, Troncoso JC. Differences in the pattern of hippocampal neuronal loss in normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Lancet. 1994 Sep 17;344(8925):769-72. PubMed.
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