Principles and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's dementia

Alzheimer's Research and Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Nowrangi, Milap A ^a   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^a   Rosenberg, Paul B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DONEPEZIL; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; AROMATHERAPY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOOD DISORDER; MOTIVATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SALIENCE NETWORK; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; COMPLICATION; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84925834921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17589193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13195-015-0096-3     Document Type: Review

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