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Is it possible for alzheimer's disease to kill your brain cells slowly as you age?

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Dr. Linda Callaghan answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Yes.: The neurons deteriorate into neurofibrillary tangles and beta-amyloid plaques. It takes about 10 years from the onset with gradual deterioration in the beginning and rapid deterioration in the end before death occurs from concurrent infections.

Answered 6/28/2014

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