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Who discovered alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906
Why does alzheimer's have an aspostrphe s?
Alzheimer's disease has an apostrophe s for possession. It was discovered/codified by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in the early 1900's.
What did Dr Carmelita Sanchez discover?
disease
What did Dr. Carlos Chagas discover?
Chagas' disease
When was alzheimer first diagnosed?
Origin of Alzheimer's Disease The disease was first described by Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German physician, in 1906. Alzheimer had a patient in her fifties who suffered from what seemed to be a mental illness. But when she died in 1906, an autopsy revealed dense deposits, now called neuritic plaques, outside and around the nerve cells in her brain. Inside the cells were twisted strands of fiber, or neurofibrillary tangles. Today, a definite diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is still only possible when an autopsy reveals these hallmarks of the disease. Since Dr. Alois Alzheimer's was the first person who discovered the disease, AD was named after him.
What is Dr Alzheimer's first name?
Dr. Alzheimer's first name is Alois = Dr. Alois Alzheimer.
How did osgood-schlatter disease get its name?
Dr. Osgood and Dr. Schlatter were the first two doctors to discover and find a cure for this disease.
What is alzheimers'?
Alzheimer's disease is a disorder of the brain, named after German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease in a century since Dr. Alzheimer first drew attention to it. Today we know that Alzheimer's is a progressive and fatal brain disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer's gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States. Another user said: Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that presents itself as memory impairment and difficulty speaking, doing common tasks that require motor skills, inability to remember common things, and doing tasks that require planning.
When was alzheimer's disease?
discovered in 1907 by Alois Alzheimer
Why alzheimer's is called so?
Most diseases are named for the first person, or for the most notable or well known person to be diagnosed with this disease, or for the doctor who first identified it. So "Lou Gehrig's Disease", in the USA, was named for the famous baseball player who suffered it. In Britain, it is called "Motor Neuron Disease", and this is the same thing that Stephen Hawking has. Alzheimer's Disease was named for Dr. Alois Alzheimer, the German psychiatrist who first diagnosed and described it.
What did Dr. Fiona wood discover?
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What disease did dr. Walter Reed discover was transmitted by a mosquito?
Yellow fever was the disease that Walter Reed discovered was transmitted by a mosquito. This disease was a particular problem during the construction of the Panama Canal.
