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Alzheimer's disease in a mother and identical twin sons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Melanie G. Sharman ,
D. C. Watt ,
I. Janota  and
L. H. Carrasco
Melanie G. Sharman
Affiliation:
From St John's Hospital, Aylesbury, and the Institute of Psychiatryand the Maudsley Hospital, London
D. C. Watt
Affiliation:
From St John's Hospital, Aylesbury, and the Institute of Psychiatryand the Maudsley Hospital, London
I. Janota*
Affiliation:
From St John's Hospital, Aylesbury, and the Institute of Psychiatryand the Maudsley Hospital, London
L. H. Carrasco
Affiliation:
From St John's Hospital, Aylesbury, and the Institute of Psychiatryand the Maudsley Hospital, London
*
2Address for correspondence: Dr. I. Janota, Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

Alzheimer's disease confirmed by histological examination is described for the first time in identical twin brothers who both died at the age of 38 years. Their mother died of a dementing illness at the age of 42 years and her brain was atrophied at post mortem.

Type
Case Report
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1979 , pp. 771 - 774
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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