Behavioural abnormalities associated with rapid deterioration of language functions in semantic dementia respond to sertraline

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1416-1417

  Prodan, C I ^a,b   Monnot, M ^a,b   Ross, E D ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTIC DEMENTIA;

AGED; APHASIA; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE;

EID: 72449190201     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.173260     Document Type: Letter

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