Awareness and its association with affective symptoms in young-onset and late-onset alzheimer disease: A prospective study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-271

  Van Vliet, Deliane ^a   De Vugt, Marjolein E ^a   Köhler, Sebastian ^a   Aalten, Pauline ^a   Bakker, Christian ^b,c   Pijnenburg, Yolande A L ^e   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra J F J ^c,d,f   Koopmans, Raymond T C M ^c,d   Verhey, Frans R J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Florence Mariahoeve Center for Specialized Care in Young Onset Dementia   (United States)

^c Department of Primary and Community Care   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Kalorama Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

affective symptoms; awareness; depression and anxiety; early onset dementia; Neuropsychiatric Inventory; Young onset dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; VERY ELDERLY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883283622     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31826cffa5     Document Type: Article

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