Which disorder is associated with the formation of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brain?
A) Huntington's disease
B) Pick's disease
C) Alzheimer's type dementia
D) Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

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Alzheimer's type dementia is associated with the formation of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques in the brain. Huntington's disease involves the degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, Pick's disease involves the degeneration of neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a prion disease that leads to the destruction of brain tissue.

Which Disorder Is Associated with the Formation of Neurofibrillary Tangles