At age 64, Mrs. Willis began a long mental decline. She first showed memory loss and irritability, then delusions, social withdrawal, dementia, and finally death at age 68. An autopsy showed neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in her brain. Mrs. Willis died of ____.
A) Alzheimer's disease
B) aphasia
C) epilepsy
D) ischemic stroke

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The symptoms described, including memory loss, irritability, delusions, social withdrawal, dementia, and the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques found during the autopsy, are characteristic of Alzheimer's disease.

At Age 64, Mrs