Heiko Braak
German anatomist and pathologist · Germany · On the map · Academics · Born 1937 · age 89
Heiko Braak is a German anatomist at the Clinical Neuroanatomy Section, Department of Neurology, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Ulm, Germany. He has received awards for his work on Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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Braak and his colleagues described disease progression in terms of six different stages, each involving abnormal pathology in particular neurological structures. The type and severity of symptoms is correlated to progression through the Braak stages.
The same award as Heiko
Paul GreengardBoth received Bengt Winblad Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Daniel Carleton GajdusekBoth received Bengt Winblad Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research