Neuropsychiatric symptoms in the elderly: Let us not forget Celiac disease [3]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 884-885

  Desplat Jégo, Sophie ^a   Bernard, Dominique ^a   Bagnères, Denis ^b   Frances, Yves ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; LETTER; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037977751     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51279.x     Document Type: Letter

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