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Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia, 1885-1920
 — an interpretive history of disease negotiation
Author(s)Martha Holstein
Journal titleJournal of Aging Studies, vol 11, no 1, Spring 1997
Pagespp 1-14
KeywordsDementia ; Histories.
AnnotationIn 1906, German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer described a middle-aged woman whose symptoms began with memory loss and disorientation, and within five years dementia and death. In 1910, the neuropsychiatrist and nosologist Emil Kraepelin distinguished "Alzheimer's disease" (AD) from the historically familiar senile dementia. This article focuses on the years just before and just after Alzheimer's discoveries and Kraepelin's classification. It reveals how medical researchers negotiate disease categories within implicit boundaries. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-981015201 A
ClassmarkEA: 6A

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