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Changes in Alzheimer's disease include formation of plaques nurofibrillar tangles, cerebral atrophy in certain regions and also decreased cerebral glucose metabolism (brain.hypometabolism) and it is one of the first things that happen. And is worse in the pt with AZ then same age patients with no disease. Brain needs energy and glucose is used for that. Brain uses a lot of oxygen considering the size and it is used for glucose metabolism. You are saying that hypometabolism is worse in bilingual pt. Not sure why maybe more need for energy and

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