Alzheimer's Disease Treatment History timeline
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Auguste Deter is the First Person Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease
On November 4th, 1906, during a lecture at the 37th Conference of South-West German Psychiatrists in Tübingen, the German neuropathologist and... Read more
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Emil Kraepelin Proposes Naming New Disease "Alzheimer's Disease
In 1910, Emil Kraepelin proposed naming this new disease after Alzheimer. Read more
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FDA Approves Novartis's Hydergine
Treating symptoms of declined mental capacity (memory, mood, and behavior problems) in certain patients older than 60 years of age. It may also be... Read more
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FDA Approves Shionogi Pharma's Cognex
Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more
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Ronald Reagan is Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease... At the moment I feel just... Read more
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FDA Approves Eisai Inc's Aricept
Aricept improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical called acetylcholine. People with... Read more
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FDA Approves Novartis's Exelon
Exelon improves the function of nerve cells in the brain. It works by preventing the breakdown of a chemical called acetylcholine (ah see til KO... Read more
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FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne
Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more
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FDA Approves Forest Labs' Namenda
Namenda reduces the actions of chemicals in the brain that may contribute to the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Namenda is used to treat... Read more
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FDA Approves Ortho McNeil Janssen's Razadyne ER
Treating mild to moderate dementia (eg, impairment of memory or judgement, abstract thinking, changes in personality) in patients with Alzheimer... Read more
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FDA Approves Novartis's Exelon Patch
Identification Exelon is the brand name for Rivastigmine, a medication prescribed in the treatment of dementia caused by mild to moderate... Read more