Alzheimer: The Life of a Physician and the Career of a Disease Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Alzheimer: The Life of a Physician and the Career of a Disease Book

The very name Alzheimer is sure to bring a shudder. Thirty to forty million people are now afflicted with Alzheimer´s disease, a degenerative brain disorder that strips its victims of their identity and leaves families bereft and social services strained. Despite considerable research, the underlying causes of Alzheimer´s disease remain shrouded in mystery. So, too, does the man after whom it was named. Alois Alzheimer (1864­1915) was practicing medicine at the Frankfurt Asylum in 1901 when he met a patient, who would become known as "Auguste D.," whose condition perplexed and intrigued him. Alzheimer is more than a biography; it is a story of scientific discovery at a crucial stage in the history of medical psychiatry.Read More

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  • 0231118961
  • 9780231118965
  • K Maurer
  • 15 July 2003
  • Columbia University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 256
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