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Doctors say it is possible that an Alzheimer's patient could progress to the point that damage from the disease to the centers of the brain that control breathing could cause death, but patients rarely get that far without an infection setting in.
The correct answer is: True. Alzheimer's is a fatal disease. In its initial stages, the disease destroys cells in regions of the brain that primarily affect memory. But as it progresses, other areas of the brain are affected as well.