Loss of cholinergic cells in the basal forebrain and development of neuritic plaques in the cerebral cortex are associated with:
A)Alzheimer disease.
B)multiple sclerosis.
C)Parkinson disease.
D)herpes encephalitis.

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Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the loss of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain and the presence of neuritic plaques in the cerebral cortex.

Loss of Cholinergic Cells in the Basal Forebrain and Development