The Last Case Of Alzheimer's. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): BROWN, HARRIET
  • Source:
    Prevention. May2015, Vol. 67 Issue 5, p114-125. 12p. 14 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      ALZHEIMER'S disease; DECOSTE, Helene; BASAL ganglia diseases; PRESENILE dementia; FAMILIES
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the history of Alzheimer's disease in the family of Helene DeCoste in the U.S. It is said that Alzheimer's runs through her family, reaching invisibly into each generation. She went to a Boston, Massachusetts, neurology practice and volunteered to be screened for admission to a study called Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer', or the A4 study.