Alzheimer's Disease The Disease Of Forgetfulness

You remember the past, but forget the present in this neuropathologic disorder

- Shri Harold Sequeira

AIzheimer's disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer of Marktbreit, Germany, in 1906. He had published a paper about the degeneration of brain tissue of a paranoia patient who recently died. The disease became famous when USA president Ronald Reagan, 84, was diagnosed with it in the year 1994. It raised awareness of the disease.