Evaluation of the slopes of cognitive impairment and disability in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients treated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEl)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 91-96

  Campanozzi, M D ^a   Casali, E ^a   Neviani, F ^a   Martini, E ^a   Neri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive test; Dementia treatment; Disability; Efficacy indices

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GALANTAMINE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PIPERIDINES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33847205361     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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