Well, this excerpt is a good example for people who think that Alzheimer's manifests itself in the elderly, sometimes not quite, as this young Australian, Rebecca Doig of 31 years.
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An Australian 31-year-old, who suffers from a rare form of Alzheimer's, can not recognize his own daughter, a healthy baby girl born last week.
Rebecca Doig was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in August 2009 when the tests also showed that she was pregnant.
According to Australian newspapers, it is believed she is the only woman to have been diagnosed with this form of disease - similar to that which affects the elderly.
Since her daughter, Emily Rebecca Doig was born, the mother can not care for the baby and even managed to hold it.
The first symptoms of the disease began to emerge in 2008 when Rebecca forgot where he put the bag or house keys.
After losing several jobs for "mistakes", the couple went on to consult with a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with depression.
But his condition continued to deteriorate and she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's while he knew he would be a mother.
Currently, Rebecca Doig needs care 24 hours a day. Her husband, Scott Doig, told Australian media that she lost to recent memory and emotions.
"Your frontal, parietal and temporal shrunk," he told local newspaper Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate.
The baby's mother Emily did not inherit the genetic defect that causes the disease.
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