Gaetano Perusini (1879–1915)

Gaetano Perusini: The Forgotten Neuroscientist Behind “Alzheimer’s” Disease

“…His clinical skills and scientific rigor along with a vivid intelligence were noted since the years he attended the neuropathology laboratory of Mingazzini and neuroanatomy laboratory of Dorello in Rome. His dedication to research was total, as even his summer vacations between 1903 and 1905 were dedicated to identifying cases of endemic hypothyroidism ("cretinism") in Valtellina (Rosso and Chu 2021). Even in this field he, along with his friend and colleague Cerletti, was able to understand the cause of endemic goiter.…”