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The patient was a 74 year old woman who was healthy and took no medications
She developed difficulty with recalling recent events, names, and appointments.
The family reported slow, gradual progression over 2 years.
She was able to care for her ailing husband, and required only
occaisional assistance from family members
in keeping track of financial affairs.
MR images show a mild degree of cerebral atrophy, as slight widening of
the hemispheric sulci, prominent in the parietal and perisylvian regions. Perfusion SPECT is abnormal in a pattern consistent Alzheimer's disease: temporo-
parietal reductions in blood flow, as compared, for example, with frontal regions.
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