Hallucinations, cognitive decline, and death in Alzheimer's disease

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 68-75

  Wilson, R S ^a,c   Tang, Y ^b,c   Aggarwal, N T ^a,c   Gilley, D W ^b,c   McCann, J J ^b,c   Bienias, J L ^b,c   Evans, D A ^b,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive function; Hallucinations; Longitudinal study; Psychotic symptoms

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RACE; SEX ROLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 32044470875     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090251     Document Type: Article

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