does Alzheimers cause damage to muscles or does it cause them to not work properly

Question: does Alzheimers cause damage to muscles or does it cause them to not work properly
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  ageing,
  disease,
  memory
Asked by to Daryl on 20 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Daryl Jones answered on 20 Jun 2014:
  
  Hi Liam
  
  Alzheimer’s disease does not affect the muscles. The damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease is strictly confined to the brain. Small “bad” proteins build up into plaques and stop the brain from working properly by causing brain cells to die. These plaques are not found in muscles and so muscles work fine 🙂

Question: does Alzheimers cause damage to muscles or does it cause them to not work properly