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No, he did not have Alzheimer's disease. He did, however, study a very special case of Auguste Deter in 1901, who had severe dementia no one had ever seen before. After his studies on severe dementias, the disease got it's name.

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How was alzheimers discovered?

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"Alzheimer's" is the correct spelling. It indicates possession or ownership by Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who was the first to identify the condition.


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