by Frederick W. Schaerf, M.D. | Neuropyschiatric Associates Since 1906, when Alois Alzheimer described the disease named after him, and identified abnormalities of plaques and tangles in a patient with severe short-term memory loss, no viable treatments to prevent the progression of this devastating memory robbing disorder have been found. This is despite increased understanding [...]
by Frederick W. Schaerf, M.D. | Neuropyschiatric Associates Over the past several years, the awareness and realization that Alzheimer’s disease has reached epidemic proportions, with the potential to bankrupt our nation and rob us of a meaningful and productive life , has received increasing media exposure. Advances in our understanding of the causes and epidemiology [...]
