Toronto researchers have found that volume loss within the hippocampus best discriminated people with:
A)Early stages of Alzheimer's disease
B)Korsakoff's syndrome
C)Late stages of dementia
D)Chronic depression

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The hippocampus is the brain region most commonly affected in Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, volume loss within this region would best discriminate people with early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Korsakoff's syndrome is a form of memory disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, and although it may also involve damage to the hippocampus, it is not as commonly associated with this brain region as Alzheimer's disease. Late stages of dementia and chronic depression may also involve hippocampal volume loss, but they are less directly related to this brain region than Alzheimer's disease.

Toronto Researchers Have Found That Volume Loss Within the Hippocampus