This disease can be treat
This disease can be treated with the drug tacrine, which blocks the functions of cholinesterase ["kolin-ester-ase"]. This disease causes degeneration of the nucleus basalis of Meynert. Though originally hypothesized to be caused by the tau proteins, the plaques caused by beta amyloid protein cause this diease. This disease, named for a German neurologist, is characterized by decreased acetylcholine levels. For 10 points, name common form of dementia, a disease of the elderly characterized by memory loss.
This disease can be treated with the drug tacrine, which blocks the functions of cholinesterase ["kolin-ester-ase"].