Alzheimer病典型的显微镜表现包括“老年斑”与星形胶质细胞和小胶质细胞，老年斑是变性的突触前末梢。采用银染色很容易看到这些斑块,如图所示，许多斑块的大小各异。
The characteristic microscopic findings of Alzheimer's disease include "senile plaques" which are collections of degenerative presynaptic endings along with astrocytes and microglia. These plaques are best seen with a silver stain, as seen here in a case with many plaques of varying size.