Aggressive behaviour associated with donepezil treatment: A case report

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 657-658

  Bianchetti, Angelo ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^a   Cipriani, Giovanna ^b  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; PIPERIDINES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041368637     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.824     Document Type: Letter

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