Which lobes are affected by Alzheimer's?
High-Yield Explanation
AD presents with insidious onset of memory loss followed by a slowly progressive dementia over several years. Pathologically, atrophy is distributed throughout medial temporal lobe andl ateral and medial parietal lobes. 4 A's of Alzheimer's disease are: 1. Amnesia:(Temporal ) Sho term and Long term memory 2. Apraxia (Non dominant parietal lobe ) 3. Anosognosia 4. Aphasia (Dominant parietal lobe )