Combination of intensive cognitive rehabilitation and donepezil therapy in Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-249

  Giordano, Marcello ^a   Dominguez, Ligia J ^b   Vitrano, Teresa ^a   Curatolo, Massimiliano ^a   Ferlisi, Anna ^b   Di Prima, Anna ^b   Belvedere, Mario ^b   Barbagallo, Mario ^b  

^a Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive rehabilitation; Dementia; Donepezil; Reality orientation therapy

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REALITY ORIENTATION THERAPY; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; PIPERIDINES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956340483     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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