WRONG:

OLD-TIMER’S DISEASE

RIGHT:

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

I’ve always thought that “old-timer’s disease” was a clever if tasteless pun on “Alzheimer’s Disease”; but many people have assured me that this is a common and quite unintentional error.

Some medical authorities prefer the form “Alzheimer Disease,” though that is seldom used by nonprofessionals.

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