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Question:

The brain disease caused due to accumulation of amyloidβ-peptide is Addison's disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, or Alzheimer's disease?

Addison's disease

Huntington's disease

Alzheimer's disease

Parkinson's disease

Solution:

Accumulation of amyloidβ-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.