Senile plaques

Cras P; Kawai M; Lowery D; Gonzalez-DeWhitt P; Greenberg B; Perry G. Senile plaque neurites in Alzheimer disease accumulate amyloid precursor protein

並認為有將近七成的風險因子與遺傳有關；其他的風險因子還有頭部外傷、憂鬱症和高血壓。疾病的進程與大腦中的纖維狀類澱粉蛋白質斑塊沉積（英语：Senile plaques）和Tau蛋白有關。 要診斷阿茲海默氏病，需根據病人病史、行為評估、認知測驗（英语：Cognitive

Akira. Demonstration of aluminum in amyloid fibers in the cores of senile plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Inorganic