Apathy associated with a unilateral globus pallidus lesion: A case report

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 765-766

  Singh, Arun ^a   Mahgoub, Nahla ^a   Klimstra, Sibel ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MEMANTINE; MIRTAZAPINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE; RIVASTIGMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; APATHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AGED; APATHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79954607078     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2563     Document Type: Letter

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