Visceral pain is often described as generalized aching or squeezing. It is caused by compression in and around the organs, or by stretching of the abdominal cavity. Sometimes visceral pain may radiate to other areas in the body, making it even harder to pinpoint its exact location.
Data from the largest analysis to date of amyloid plaques showed they can appear 20 or 30 years before dementia symptoms.
Written by Honor Whiteman. Published: Thursday 17 October 2013 Published: Thu 17 Oct 2013. email. Elderly people suffering from hardening of the arteries are more likely to have beta-amyloid plaques in the brain - an indication of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.