EPISODE

9. Better Half

An Alzheimer's patient visits Princeton Plainsboro as part of a hospital-sanctioned drug trial. When he inexplicably suffers violent blood vomiting and an increasingly explosive temper, the team unravels a deeper marriage conflict between the patient and his dutiful wife. Meanwhile, when Wilson tells House about a patient who has never had sex with her husband of 10 years, claiming A-sexuality, House makes a wager that there has to be an underlying cause. Also, House and Foreman butt heads.

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A man suffering from early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (Ivo Nandi) begins vomiting, and is admitted to the hospital, with his wife ( Melanie Lynskey ) taking care of him. He soon develops aggression and language loss, but the team find it difficult to distinguish his new symptoms from his Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, House and Wilson keep betting on what is causing a woman's apparent asexuality and Foreman debates whether or not he should petition House's parole officer to remove his ankle monitor early. Final diagnosis: Reye's syndrome Absent: Peter Jacobson as Chris Taub

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