Sentences with phrase «abnormal protein deposits known»
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The dementia in the other half appeared to have been caused by abnormal protein deposits (known as Lewy bodies), stroke - related tissue death (microinfarcts), cell damage, or some combination thereof.
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Scientists have identified a basic pathologic process underlying Alzheimer's development that involves the formation of abnormal protein deposits in the brain known as beta - amyloid plaques, but they still aren't entirely sure what causes this to happen.