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Auguste Deter, First Alzheimer's Patient

In 1906, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) made a complete clinical and pathological description of presenile dementia, which came to be known as Alzheimer's disease, a progressive condition in which nerve cells in the brain degenerate. This photograph shows Auguste Deter (1850-1906), the first patient Alzheimer diagnosed with the disease.
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Auguste Deter, First Alzheimer's Patient
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In 1906, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) made a complete clinical and pathological description of presenile dementia, which came to be known as Alzheimer's disease, a progressive condition in which nerve cells in the brain degenerate. This photograph shows Auguste Deter (1850-1906), the first patient Alzheimer diagnosed with the disease.
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2400 x 2396 px | 16.5 MB
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20.3 x 20.3 cm | 8.0 x 8.0 in (300 dpi)
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