Cook R H, Schneck S A, Clark D B
Arch Neurol. 1981 May;38(5):300-1. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1981.00510050066011.
Twins of identical appearance were both affected by Alzheimer's senile dementia. In one, dementia began in her late 60s. She died at age 74. In the other, onset was at age 83. She died of ovarian carcinoma at age 85. The histopathologic findings of Alzheimer's disease were confirmed in both twin sisters.
外貌一模一样的双胞胎姐妹均患有老年性痴呆。其中一人在60多岁后期开始出现痴呆症状,74岁时去世。另一人83岁发病,85岁死于卵巢癌。两位双胞胎姐妹均经病理组织学检查确诊为阿尔茨海默病。