Objective. To compare the proยฎle of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Design. Cross-sectional survey of a population-based sample of patients with PDD and AD patients matched for age, sex, and Mini-Mental S
Brain metabolism differs in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease dementia
โ Scribed by H. Randall Griffith; Jan A. den Hollander; Ozioma C. Okonkwo; Timothy O'Brien; Ray L. Watts; Daniel C. Marson
- Book ID
- 118463564
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 459 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-5260
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