Gracia, after having suffered from cognitive deficits for a period of five years dies at the age of 75. When her brain is examined, it is discovered that her cerebral cortex had degenerated. It is likely that this woman suffered from

A. Alzheimer's disease.
B. autism.
C. Tay-Sachs disease.
D. trisomy 21.

Answer: A

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