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Pick Disease of the Brain Learning Center

Pick's disease is a rare and permanent form of dementia that is similar to Alzheimer's disease, except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Pick disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder that affects pre-senile adults. It is characterized by atrophy of the tissues in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and by the presence of aggregated tau protein that accumulates in Pick b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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