Area of brain resistant to neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease:: (A) Visual association area, (B) Entorhinal coex, (C) Lateral geniculate body, (D) Cuneal gyrus area VI/temporal lobe
Answer is C. Histopathological studies have shown that neurofibrillary tangles are rarely present in lateral geniculate bodies Neurofibrillary tangles : These are intracellular deposits made up of Tau proteins Amount & distribution of NFTs correlates with severity , distribution of Alzheimer NFTs are found commonly in following areas: Coical neurons (esp entorhinal coex) Hippocampus Amygdala Basal forebrain Raphe nuclei