Abstract
Alois Alzheimer published in 1907 his case study of a women (later known as Augusta Deter) with a progressive disorder with psychotic symptoms and deterioration of cognitive functions which caused her death. Alzheimer's case study included both description of clinical symptoms and pathological findings of her brain.
Emil Kraepelin, professor of psychiatry in Munich and Alzheimer's chief, in his textbook of psychiatry included description of this disorder as Alzheimer's disease. Oskar Fischer from the Prague university psychiatric department published in the same year 16 cases of senile type dementia, described pathological changes of their brains, and compared these findings with a control group of brains of persons without brain disorders or with other brain disorders.
The scientific contribution of both physicians is important and we should remember both of them. We owe more detailed research to Oskar Fischer and his work in Prague.