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All textbooksMarieb, Hoehn 7th EditionCh. 14 The Autonomic Nervous SystemProblem 21

Chapter 13, Problem 21

Mrs. Jones has had a progressive decline in her mental capabilities in the last five or six years. At first her family attributed her occasional memory lapses, confusion, and agitation to grief over her husband's death six years earlier. When examined, Mrs. Jones was aware of her cognitive problems and was shown to have an IQ score approximately 30 points less than would be predicted by her work history. A CT scan showed diffuse cerebral atrophy. The physician prescribed an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and Mrs. Jones showed slight improvement. What is Mrs. Jones's problem? Why did the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor help?

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Hello, everyone and welcome to today's video. So his son brings his mother to the hospital complaining to the doctor about his mother's memory loss regarding recent incidents. He also informs the doctor that she becomes irritable and experiences mood swings. The doctor after examining her finds out that she has Alzheimer's disease, which of the following neurotransmitter levels is most likely to be low in her brain A A B glycine C epinephrine D Norine, well as it turns out glycine epinephrine and none. According to the research, they have not been related to Alzheimer's disease. However, research has shown that certain drugs that inhibit the breakdown of acetycholine enhance co cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease patient. This means that high levels of a Colleen is better for Alzheimer's patients. Now, research has also shown that neurons that use the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine are especially vulnerable to the loss and the loss of these neurons is associated with the shortage of these neurotransmitters. So, the loss of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been shown to be in neurons that use Acero Cole and the lack of acetycholine is what causes these neurons to, to degrade or disappear. Therefore, low levels of acetyl Colleen have been found to be somehow related to Alzheimer's disease or help in the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, the correct answer choice here is a, a, I really hope it's helped and I hope to see you on the next one.
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