Clinical differences in patients with alzheimer's disease according to the presence or absence of anosognosia: Implications for perceived quality of life

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1105-1116

  Conde Sala, Josep L ^a   Reñé Ramírez, Ramón ^b   Turró Garriga, Oriol ^c,d   Gascón Bayarri, Jordi ^b   Juncadella Puig, Montserrat ^b   Moreno Cordón, Laura ^b   Viñas Diez, Vanesa ^b   Garre Olmo, Josep ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Hospital Universitari de Bellvitg Feixa Llarga   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Santa Caterina   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; anosognosia; awareness; caregivers; depression; neuropsychiatry; patients; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ANOSOGNOSIA QUESTIONNAIRE-DEMENTIA; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GLOBAL DETERIORATION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN AD;

EID: 84873672929     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-121360     Document Type: Article

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