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In order to recover the brain, an autopsy was performed within 24 hours of death and then immediately fixed in formaldehyde to maintain structural brain integrity for histological and immunohistochemical analysis. Results: Our findings indicate the presence of tissue lesions in the specific brain regions: right middle frontal gyrus, right cingulate gyrus, right putamen and globus pallidus, right caudate nucleus, right hippocampus, inferior parietal lobule, left parahippocampal gyrus, and left hippocampus. Notably, there is a predominant occurrence of lesions: granulovacuolar degeneration, Hirano bodies, cotton-wool, and neuritic plaques. The causes of neurodegenerative processes are probably related to TNF-\u03b1, IL-1\u03b2, and TGF-\u03b2 production and iNOS expression by the NF-\u03baB activation pathway in the R-HP, inducing necroptosis. Conclusions: The occurrence of neuroinflammatory responses is linked to tissue lesions in AD. 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