Pilot study of pharmacological treatment for frontotemporal dementia: Risk of donepezil treatment for behavioral and psychological symptoms

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 506-507

  Kimura, Takemi ^a   Takamatsu, Junichi ^a  

^a Kikuchi National Hospital Division of Clinical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY; APATHY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; EUPHORIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APATHY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DELUSIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INDANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPERIDINES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84872083082     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00956.x     Document Type: Letter

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