Recognizing apathy in Alzheimer's disease

Geriatrics

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 14-17

  Lerner, Alan J ^a   Strauss, Milton ^b   Sami, Susie A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apathy; Apathy screens; Dementia; Depression

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMANTADINE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 36448987844     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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