The Alzheimer

The Alzheimer's Brain...

In this section I will provide links that pertain specifically to the autistic brain. These will provide images to help you better understand the issues behind Alzheimer's. If you have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, I encourage you to have a loved one with you as you look at this information as it can be quite overwhelming.

This link shows amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's.

http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/AmyloidPlaques.htm

This link compares the Alzheimer's brain to the normal brain. I suspect this is a "late stage" Alzheimer's brain representation. Note two of the key areas impacted... language and memory... also key areas impacted in the autistic (it is believed up to 50% of the autistic are nonverbal).

http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/BrainAlzheimer.htm

I will be adding more to this section as I find good, easy to understand pictures.

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