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Scientists have developed skin tests that may be used in the future to identify people with Alzheimer's disease and may ultimately allow physicians to predict who is at risk of getting this neurological（神经病学的）disorder.
The only current means of diagnosing the disease in a living patient is a long and expensive series of tests that eliminate every other cause of dementia.
"Since Alois Alzheimer described the disease nearly a century ago,people have been trying to find a way to accurately diagnose it in its early stages,"said Patricia Grady,acting director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda,Maryland."This discovery,if confirmed,could prove a big step forward in our efforts to deal with and understand the disease."
Alzheimer's is the single greatest cause of mental deterioration in older people,affecting between 2.5 million and 4 million people in the United States alone.The devastating disorder gradually destroys memory and the ability to function,and eventually causes death.There is currently no known treatment for the disease.
Researchers discovered that the skin cells of Alzheimer’s patients have defects that interfere with their ability to regulate the flow of potassium in and out of the cells.The fact that the cell defects are present in the skin suggests that Alzheimer's results from physiological changes throughout the body,and that dementia may be the first noticeable effect of these changes as the defects affect the cells in the brain,scientists said.
The flow of potassium is especially critical in cells responsible for memory formation.The scientists also found two other defects that affect the cells'supply of calcium,another critical element.
One test developed by researches calls for growing skin cells in a laboratory culture and then testing them with an electrical detector to determine if the microscopic tunnels that govern the flow of potassium are open.Open potassium channels create a unique electrical signature.
A spokesman for the Alzheimer's Association said that if the validity of the diagnostic test can be proven it would be an important development,but he cautioned that other promising tests for Alzheimer's have been disappointing. What is the relationship between Alzheimer's and dementia?A:Dementia is one of the signs of Alzheimer's.B:Alzheimer's is one of the causes of dementia.C:They are two completely different diseases.D:They are similar defects of the human brain.

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  下列哪项最为准确地表达了上述论证所要表达的结论？（）
  A、神经化学物质的上述发现将大大丰富神经病学的理论
  B、神经化学物质的失衡可以引起精神疾病或其他行为失常
  C、神经化学物质与行为的关系将有助于培养对他人的同情心
  D、神经化学物质是否失衡是决定精神或行为是否正常的主要因素

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  More About Alzheimer' s Disease
  Scientists have developed skin tests that may be used in the future to identify people with Alzheimer's
  disease and may ultimately allow physicians to predict who is at risk of getting this neurological
  （神经病学的）disorder.
  The only current means of diagnosing the disease in a living patient is a long and expensive series of
  tests that eliminate every other cause of dementia.
  "Since Alois Alzheimer described the disease nearly a century ago,people have been trying to find a
  way to accurately diagnose it in its early stages,"said Patricia Grady,acting director of the National Institute
  of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda,Maryland."This discovery,if confirmed,could prove a big
  step forward in our efforts to deal with and understand the disease."
  Alzheimer's is the single greatest cause of mental deterioration in older people,affecting between 2.5
  million and 4 million people in the United States alone.The devastating disorder gradually destroys memory and
  the ability to function,and eventually causes death. There is currently no known treatment for the disease.
  Researchers discovered that the skin cells of Alzheimer's patients have defects that interfere with their
  ability to regulate the flow of potassium in and out of the cells.The fact that the cell defects are present in the
  skin suggests that Alzheimer's results from physiological changes throughout the body,and that dementia may
  be the first noticeable effect of these changes as the defects affect the cells in the brain,scientists said.
  The flow of potassium is especially critical in cells responsible for memory formation.The scientists also
  found two other defects that affect the cells' supply of calcium,another critical element.
  One test developed by researches calls for growing skin cells in a laboratory culture and then testing
  them with an electrical detector to determine if the microscopic tunnels that govern the flow of potassium are
  open.Open potassium channels create a unique electrical signature.
  A spokesman for the Alzheimer's Association said that if the validity of the diagnostic test can be
  proven it would be an important development,but he cautioned that other promising tests for Alzheimer's
  have been disappointing.
  Which of the following statements about the Alzheimer's disease is NOT true?
  A:It was so named because Alois Alzheimer first described it.
  B:It is the greatest cause of mental deterioration in older people.
  C:It can gradually destroy memory and eventually cause death.
  D:There are many ways to deal with and cure the disease now.

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• 脑瘫按临床神经病学表现可分为痉挛型、不随意运动型、肌张力低下型、共济失调型、强直型、混合型等6个类型。()

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• 共用题干More About Alzheimer 's Disease
  Scientists have developed skin tests that may be used in the future to identify people with Alzheimer's disease and may ultimately allow physicians to predict who is at risk of getting this neurological（神经病学的）disorder.
  The only current means of diagnosing the disease in a living patient is a long and expensive series of tests that eliminate every other cause of dementia.
  "Since Alois Alzheimer described the disease nearly a century ago,people have been trying to find a way to accurately diagnose it in its early stages,"said Patricia Grady,acting director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda,Maryland."This discovery,if confirmed,could prove a big step forward in our efforts to deal with and understand the disease."
  Alzheimer's is the single greatest cause of mental deterioration in older people,affecting between 2.5 million and 4 million people in the United States alone.The devastating disorder gradually destroys memory and the ability to function,and eventually causes death.There is currently no known treatment for the disease.
  Researchers discovered that the skin cells of Alzheimer’s patients have defects that interfere with their ability to regulate the flow of potassium in and out of the cells.The fact that the cell defects are present in the skin suggests that Alzheimer's results from physiological changes throughout the body,and that dementia may be the first noticeable effect of these changes as the defects affect the cells in the brain,scientists said.
  The flow of potassium is especially critical in cells responsible for memory formation.The scientists also found two other defects that affect the cells'supply of calcium,another critical element.
  One test developed by researches calls for growing skin cells in a laboratory culture and then testing them with an electrical detector to determine if the microscopic tunnels that govern the flow of potassium are open.Open potassium channels create a unique electrical signature.
  A spokesman for the Alzheimer's Association said that if the validity of the diagnostic test can be proven it would be an important development,but he cautioned that other promising tests for Alzheimer's have been disappointing. Which of the following statements about the Alzheimer's disease is NOT true?A:It was so named because Alois Alzheimer first described it.B:It is the greatest cause of mental deterioration in older people.C:It can gradually destroy memory and eventually cause death.D:There are many ways to deal with and cure the disease now.

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