Monday, January 15, 2007
Dorothy E. Ross, PhD, CCC-SLP
I have been fascinated by aphasia ever since I met my first aphasia survivor After working for 10 years as an RN in neurological nursing, rehabilitation and home care, I made the transition to speech language pathologist. Since 2002 I have volunteered with an aphasia support group.
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Sunday, January 14, 2007
Monday, January 1, 2007
The Memory Hole - NY Times By DAVID SHENK
ONE hundred years ago today, a 42-year-old German psychiatrist and neuropathologist named Alois Alzheimer shocked colleagues with his description of one woman’s autopsied brain.
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Katherine Streeter
The woman was named Auguste Deter. Five years earlier, her husband had admitted her to Alzheimer’s psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt with a disturbing set of symptoms: memory trouble, aphasia (loss of the ability to use words), confusion, bursts of anger and paranoia. She had become a danger to herself in the kitchen and needed constant care.
Alzheimer found his new patient sitting on a bed with a helpless expression.
“What is your name?” he asked.
“Auguste,” she replied.
“Last name?”
“Auguste.”
“What is your husband’s name?”
“Auguste, I think.”
“How long have you been here?”
(She seems to be trying to remember, he wrote in his notes.)
“Three weeks.”
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