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Konrad Maurer

Alzheimer

The Life of a Physician and the Career of a Disease

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The very name Alzheimer is sure to bring a shudder. Thirty to forty million people are now afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, a degenerative brain disorder that strips its victims of their identity and leaves families bereft and social services strained. Despite considerable research, the underlying causes of Alzheimer's disease remain shrouded in mystery. So, too, does the man after whom it was named. Alois Alzheimer (1864--1915) was practicing medicine at the Frankfurt Asylum in 1901 when he met a patient, who would become known as Auguste D., whose condition perplexed and intrigued him. Alzheimer is more than a biography; it is a story o… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Maurer, Ulrike / Levi, Neil (Übers.) / Burns, Alastair (Übers.)
  • ISBN: 978-0-231-11896-5
  • EAN: 9780231118965
  • Produktnummer: 1437609
  • Verlag: Columbia University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
  • Seitenangabe: 256 S.
  • Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.2 cm x D1.9 cm 496 g
  • Abbildungen: 49 halftones
  • Gewicht: 496
  • Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

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Konrad Maurer and Ulrike Maurer. Translated by Neil Levi with Alastair Burns

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