Alzheimer's "other dementia"

David J Libon; Catherine C Price; Kenneth M Heilman; Murray Grossman

doi:10.1097/01.wnn.0000209870.69522.a3

Alzheimer's "other dementia"

Cogn Behav Neurol. 2006 Jun;19(2):112-6. doi: 10.1097/01.wnn.0000209870.69522.a3.

Authors

David J Libon¹, Catherine C Price, Kenneth M Heilman, Murray Grossman

Affiliation

¹ New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA. libondj@umdnj.edu

PMID: 16783135
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnn.0000209870.69522.a3

Abstract

A short history of Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia is presented. The socio-medical events that led to the dominance of Alzheimer disease are discussed. Alzheimer's contributions to our current understanding of vascular dementia are reviewed.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease / history*
Alzheimer Disease / physiopathology
Animals
Biological Psychiatry / history*
Dementia, Vascular / history*
Dementia, Vascular / physiopathology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century