Distinguishing Lewy body dementia

Hospital Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-108

  LaPalio, Lawrence R ^a,b,c   Sakla, Shakib S ^a,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LaGrange Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d Veterans Administration Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ONDANSETRON; RISPERIDONE; TIOTIXENE; TRAZODONE;

AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032519697     PISSN: 87502836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1998.11443639     Document Type: Review

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