Alzheimer: The Life of a Physician and the Career of a Disease (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231118965)

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 (1864-1915) 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.

Author: Konrad Maurer, Ulrike Maurer
ISBN-10: 0231118961
ISBN-13: 9780231118965
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/02/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.36w x 0.83d