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On Nov 3, 1906 the psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer presented a paper entitled "Regarding a curious disease of the cortex".//

Alzheimer's colleagues did not immediately recognise the importance of his discovery. One century later, the name of Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915) is known across the globe.

In Germany alone, a country of 82 million people, between 700,000 to one million patients suffer from the brain disease named after the scientist. Worldwide over 20 million are said to have the disease.

A four-day conference starting in Tuebingen on Nov 2 intends to illuminate history and future of Alzheimer's research.

"When Alzheimer first announced his discovery, he only saw the final stage and had no idea about the dynamics of the illness. This has only been discovered afterwards," the host of the Alzheimer conference, Mathias Jucker says.

To date, no cure has been found for the disease.

"Even if we could find a way to stop Alzheimer from developing, and it would no longer pose a problem for society, the ageing brain remains a risk factor for a range of diseases," says the neurobiologist, who works at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research in Tuebingen.

"Not everyone gets Alzheimer, and it is not a normal consequence of ageing," Jucker insists in view of an increase of cases.

Alois Alzheimer's first patient, Auguste Deter, was only 51 years old when she was brought to the Frankfurt Institution for Lunatics and Epileptics.

The woman said she had "lost herself". Alzheimer was puzzled by her memory loss. Up to this point the patient had been healthy, did not have a history of psychological troubles and had not experienced anything traumatic.

Alzheimer meticulously documented Auguste's memory loss on 31 handwritten pages. His notes include conversations held with "Auguste D".

"What is your name?" "Auguste." - "Surname?" "Auguste". "What is your h
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