neurofibrillary tangle

neurology

Learn about this topic in these articles:

In Alzheimer disease: Neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
The presence of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain are used to diagnose Alzheimer disease in autopsy. Neuritic plaques—also called senile, dendritic, or amyloid plaques—consist of deteriorating neuronal material surrounding deposits of a sticky protein called amyloid beta (or beta-amyloid). This…
Read More
In human disease: Alzheimer disease
…disease are neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Neuritic plaques are deposits of neuron fragments surrounding a core of amyloid β-protein. Neurofibrillary tangles are twisted fibers of the protein tau found within neurons.
Read More