Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	15. Subsequent Events Settlement Agreement and Release with Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Children’s Medical Center Corporation (CMCC) On February 1, 2013 the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release with Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Children’s Medical Center Corporation (CMCC) in full settlement of the lawsuit filed by BCH and CMCC seeking to recover amounts alleged to be owed by the Company to the plaintiffs totaling $642,906 plus costs. In settlement of all claims by BCH and CMCC, the Company agreed to pay a lump sum of One Hundred Eighty five Thousand dollars $185,000 to the plaintiffs. In addition to the lump sum payment, the Company agreed to pay to the plaintiffs an additional sum equal to the then cash value of 20,000 shares of the common stock of Navidea BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. upon the occurrence of the first milestone described in Section 4.2 of the sublicense agreement dated as of July 31, 2012 between Navidea BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Company. This second payment is only due upon the occurrence of the first milestone unless the Company declares bankruptcy or alters its agreement with Navidea in a manner that results in the delay or cancellation of said milestone payment in which case CMCC and BCH could bring additional claims against the Company for additional consideration. Settlement with Board of Directors On February 15, 2013, Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into Settlement Agreements with Michael Mullen and William Guinness, both members of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to which the Company agreed to satisfy certain outstanding obligations to these individuals which, in aggregate, totaled $220,734 by issuing fully vested options to purchase a total of 167,400 shares of the common stock of Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company) out at a purchase price to be established by the Company coincident with the closing of an equity financing for Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. The options must be exercised, if at all, in whole or in part, on or before February 28, 2018. The common stock of Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. to be issued pursuant to the options will bear all appropriate restrictive legends regarding disposition or resale of the common stock.

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

15. Subsequent Events

Settlement Agreement and Release with Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Children’s Medical Center Corporation (CMCC)

On February 1, 2013 the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release with Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Children’s Medical Center Corporation (CMCC) in full settlement of the lawsuit filed by BCH and CMCC seeking to recover amounts alleged to be owed by the Company to the plaintiffs totaling $642,906 plus costs.

In settlement of all claims by BCH and CMCC, the Company agreed to pay a lump sum of One Hundred Eighty five Thousand dollars $185,000 to the plaintiffs. In addition to the lump sum payment, the Company agreed to pay to the plaintiffs an additional sum equal to the then cash value of 20,000 shares of the common stock of Navidea BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. upon the occurrence of the first milestone described in Section 4.2 of the sublicense agreement dated as of July 31, 2012 between Navidea BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. and the Company. This second payment is only due upon the occurrence of the first milestone unless the Company declares bankruptcy or alters its agreement with Navidea in a manner that results in the delay or cancellation of said milestone payment in which case CMCC and BCH could bring additional claims against the Company for additional consideration.

Settlement with Board of Directors

On February 15, 2013, Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into Settlement Agreements with Michael Mullen and William Guinness, both members of the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to which the Company agreed to satisfy certain outstanding obligations to these individuals which, in aggregate, totaled $220,734 by issuing fully vested options to purchase a total of 167,400 shares of the common stock of Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Company) out at a purchase price to be established by the Company coincident with the closing of an equity financing for Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. The options must be exercised, if at all, in whole or in part, on or before February 28, 2018. The common stock of Alseres Neurodiagnostics, Inc. to be issued pursuant to the options will bear all appropriate restrictive legends regarding disposition or resale of the common stock.