A comparison of neuropsychiatric and cognitive profiles in delirium, dementia, comorbid delirium-dementia and cognitively intact controls

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 876-881

  Meagher, David J ^a,b   Leonard, Maeve ^a   Donnelly, Sinead ^c   Conroy, Marion ^c   Saunders, Jean ^b   Trzepacz, Paula T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c Milford Hospice Palliative Care Centre   (Ireland)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955719465     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.200956     Document Type: Article

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