In Alzheimer's disease, the pathology seen in the brain is -
Atrophy of parietal and temporal lobes
Atrophy of temporal lobes
Atrophy of temporal and occipital lobes
Atrophy of parietal and occipital lobes
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Atrophy of parietal and temporal lobesGross pathology in Alzhiemer's disease:o Diffuse cerebral atrophy of the hippocampus, amygdala and entorhinal coex.o Enlargement of the ventricles caused by neuronal loss.Grossly the brain shows a variable degree of coical atrophy marked by widening of the cerebral sulci.These changes are most pronounced in the temporal and parietal lobes: Frontal lobes can also be involved.