Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of presenile dementia, which Kraepelin later identified as Alzheimer's disease.
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Did Alois Alzheimer himself name the disease that carries his name?
No. Alois Alzheimer identified and published the first case of presenile dementia. It was his colleague Emil Kraepelin who later named the condition Alzheimer's disease, after him.
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Alois Alzheimer described the neuropathology of the disease that bears his name.
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"Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915)", International Brain Research Organization Alois Alzheimer ( AHLTS-hy-mər, German: [ˈaːlɔɪs ˈʔaltshaɪmɐ]; 14 June 1864 - 19 December 1915) was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin later identified as Alzheimer's disease.
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June 14, 1864
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December 19, 1915
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He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin later identified as Alzheimer's disease.
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