Homicide and dementia in older adults: The key role of dysexecutive function

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1402-1403

  Richard Devantoy, Stéphane ^a,b   Gallarda, Thierry ^c   Annweiler, Cédric ^a,b   Dorey, Jean Michel ^a   Mesu, Cosmin ^a   Garré, Jean Bernard ^a   Le Gall, Didier ^b   Beauchet, Olivier ^a,b  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c Universite Paris 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROME; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 78149331284     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10l06029oli     Document Type: Letter

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