Dan was visiting his folks for Christmas and having a grand time. Suddenly, in the middle of singing a Christmas carol, his dad seemed to change abruptly. His speech started slurring, and he lost control of the right side of his body. He seemed very confused, although this came and went, and at some moments he seemed completely alert and aware. After some testing at the emergency room, Dan and

his mom were informed that his dad had

a. a stroke.
b. Alzheimer's disease.
c. Pick's disease.
d. Korsakoff's syndrome.


a

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