Differences in the behavioral and psychological symptoms between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: Are the different pharmacologic treatment strategies justifiable?

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-220

  Kim, Jae Kim ^a   Lyons, Declan ^b   Shin, Il Seon ^c   Yoon, Jin Sang ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; BPSD; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0038077305     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.466     Document Type: Review

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