title: Alzheimer's "other dementia".
abstract: A short history of Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia is presented. The socio-medical events that led to the dominance of Alzheimer disease are discussed. Alzheimer's contributions to our current understanding of vascular dementia are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA. libondj@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Libon
authors.forename: Catherine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Heilman
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D001689:Biological Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000266:history* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century