Auguste D. (patient)

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Auguste D. was a 51-year-old woman from Frankfurt, Germany. She was admitted to a Frankfurt hospital on November 25, 1901. Auguste's symptoms were disorientation, unpredictable behavior, hallucinations, a reduced ability to comprehend and recall information, as well as psychosocial impairment. She was initially examined by Alois Alzheimer and that followed for a period of five years, until Auguste D.'s death in April of 1906.

Over this period of time, Alzheimer constructed 32 sheets of observation, compiled a case study of Auguste D., and created an attestation about his findings. TO BEE CONTINUED