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Alois Alzheimer with PET Scans

Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915). In 1906, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer 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. Inset image showing PET scans of a normal human brain (right) and one afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (left).

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Title: Alois Alzheimer with PET Scans

Caption: Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915). In 1906, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer 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. Inset image showing PET scans of a normal human brain (right) and one afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (left).

Category: Science: Personalities • Science: History

Credit: Album / Science Source / Jessica Wilson

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