Alzheimer's Disease: Critical Notes on the History of a Medical Concept

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 595-599

  Ramirez Bermudez, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Dementia; Kraepelin; Neuropsychiatry; Nissl

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COGNITION; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEATH; DEMENTIA; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROSCIENCE; NISSL STAINING; POLITICS; REVIEW; SENILE PLAQUE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; EPONYMS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PLAQUE, AMYLOID;

EID: 84871644085     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2012.11.008     Document Type: Review

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