Those proteins are pathologic A-beta-forty-two, which form amyloid plaques in the "early onset" form of this disease.
Drugs used to treat this disease include memantine and rivastigmine. One cause of this disease is the accumulation of proteins cleaved by beta-secretase rather than alpha-secretase. Those proteins are pathologic A-beta-forty-two, which form amyloid plaques in the "early onset" form of this disease. For 10 points, name this disease that causes progressive dementia.
Drugs used to treat this disease include memantine and rivastigmine.
{Alzheimer's} disease [prompt on {AD}]