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Alzheimer-Plus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Hans Förstl
Hans Förstl
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University, Munich, Germany
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There is always hope—even now that immunization with beta-amyloid has not busted international psychogeriatrics; now that a term once so popular in European neuropsychiatry—“Parkinson plus”—has been de-constructed with the tools of a smart modern neurology (and that dementia with Lewy bodies has been reinvented); now that molecular biology has left some temporary responsibility for clinicians dealing with demented patients themselves, would it not be thrilling to attempt a fundamental reconsideration of some basic concepts of great—albeit temporary—practical relevance?

Keywords

Alzheimer's diseasesenile dementiavascular dementiaLewy bodyEmperor's-New-Clothes effect
Type
Guest Editorials
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 2003 , pp. 7 - 8
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© 2003 International Psychogeriatric Association