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Alois Alzheimer: his life and times.

Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) ·Vol. 17 ·No. 1 ·2007-01-00 ·Pages 57-62

Goedert M, Ghetti B

Abstract

Between national unification and World War I, Germany was preeminent in many areas of science and medicine. Alois Alzheimer, who lived during this period, was one of the founders of the field of neuropathology. His name will always be linked with the form of dementia that he described 100 years ago. Here we mark this anniversary by discussing Alzheimer's contributions to dementia research in the context of his life and times.

MeSH Terms
Alzheimer Disease/history,pathology Dementia/history,pathology History, 20th Century Humans Neurodegenerative Diseases/history,pathology Neurology/history Pathology/history Plaque, Amyloid/pathology
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Goedert Michel
Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. mg@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
Ghetti Bernardino
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Article Info
Journal
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland)
Abbr.
Brain Pathol
ISSN
1015-6305
DOI
10.1111/j.1750-3639.2007.00056.x
Email
mg@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
Published
2007-01-00
Pages
57-62
Language
English
Region
Switzerland
NLM ID
9216781
PMCID
PMC8095522
Subset
IM
Grants
Medical Research Council · MC_U105184291 · United Kingdom
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2007.00056.x PMC Full Text View journal details
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