Characterization of apathy in persons with frontotemporal dementia and the impact on family caregivers

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-67

  Merrilees, Jennifer ^a   Dowling, Glenna A ^a   Hubbard, Erin ^a   Mastick, Judy ^a   Ketelle, Robin ^a   Miller, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

actigraphy; activity; apathy; caregiving; frontotemporal dementia; semantic dementia

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FRONTAL VARIANT FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMANTIC DEMENTIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; APATHY; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84874280035     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3182471c54     Document Type: Article

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