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Query: UMLS:C0027066 (
myoclonus
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This paper deals with an unusual case of
Alzheimer's disease with early onset
, no family history,
myoclonus
, tonic generalized seizures and pseudo-periodic spikes on EEG. The demise occurred after 8 years of progressive cognitive deterioration; the pathological examination showed "Pick-like" atrophy, neurofibrillary tangles, senile plaques, congophilic angiopathy and cerebellar amyloid plaques. The genetical research could not support the hypothesis of a mutation of Presenilin 1 and 2 genes. Anyway, the peculiarity of the phenotype is worthy to be described even in the absence of specific molecular findings.
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PMID:Atypical Alzheimer's disease: a case report. 2055 42
