Cognitive rehabilitation combined with drug treatment in Alzheimer's disease patients: A pilot study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 861-869

  Bottino, Cássio M C ^a   Carvalho, Isabel A M ^a   Alvarez, Ana Maria M A ^a   Avila, Renata ^a   Zukauskas, Patrícia R ^a   Bustamante, Sonia E Z ^a   Andrade, Flávia C ^a   Hototian, Sérgio R ^a   Saffi, Fabiana ^a   Camargo, Cândida H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444477752     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr911oa     Document Type: Article

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