Sandbox:SumanthK
overview
historical perspective
- In 1901 when Alöis Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist, identified the first case of what became known as Alzheimer's disease in a fifty-year-old woman whom he referred to as Auguste D.
- Alöis Alzheimer followed her until she died in 1906, at which point he reported the case publicly for the first time[1]
classification
pathophysiology
causes
risk factors
natural history, complications, and prognosis
diagnosis
treatment
- ↑ "About a peculiar disease of the cerebral cortex. By Alois Alzheimer, 1907 (Translated by L. Jarvik and H. Greenson)". Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 1 (1): 3–8. 1987. PMID 3331112.