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Standard X
Biology
Diseases of the Nervous System
The brain dis...
Question
The brain disease caused due to accumulation of amyloid
β
-peptide is
A
Addison's disease
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B
Huntington's disease
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C
Parkinson's disease
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D
Alzheimer's disease
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Solution
The correct option is
D
Alzheimer's disease
Accumulation of amyloid
β
-peptide in the brain causes a disease called Alzheimer's disease.
However, the major cause of this disease is still unknown. It is one of the major causes of adult dementia.
In this disease, the person undergoes many changes like psychological, physiological, mental behavioral, etc.
The person is unable to create any memory.
So, the correct answer is option D.
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