For decades, it was considered a rare "presenile" condition. This changed when neurologist Robert Katzman asserted it was the most common form of dementia and a leading cause of death.
Alzheimer's mentor, Emil Kraepelin , officially coined the term "Alzheimer’s Disease" in his psychiatry textbook. Alzheimer's disease decoded : the history, pres...
Dr. Alois Alzheimer identified the disease after studying Auguste Deter , a 51-year-old woman with memory loss and hallucinations. An autopsy revealed the now-classic hallmarks: amyloid plaques and tau tangles . For decades, it was considered a rare "presenile" condition