Anosognosia and neuropsychiatric symptoms and disorders in mild alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 761-772

  Spalletta, Gianfranco ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^b   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,c   Orfei, Maria Donata ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; apathy; awareness; behavioral symptoms; depression

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84860167913     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-111886     Document Type: Article

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