A Growing Problem: ; Early-Onset Alzheimer's Becoming More Common in West Virginia
Charleston Gazette › August 30, 2010
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Mary Pletka has a tattoo on her foot of forget-me-not flowers, and the date that doctors diagnosed her with early-onset Alzheimer's.
The tattoo is a reminder to Pletka, 51, of her continuing struggle with the debilitating disease that attacks the brain.See the full content of this document
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A Growing Problem: ; Early-Onset Alzheimer's Becoming More Common in West Virginia
Pletka is part of a growing number of men and women under the age of 65, across West Virginia and the nation, who have been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.
The disease typically affects individuals in their 60s...See the full content of this document
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