Although cognitive impairment is the predominant feature of dementia, personality changes are also frequently reported. This study aimed to describe the nature of personality change in dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and the relationship of this change to cognitive decline. An informant-based i
Changes in benzodiazepine receptors in alzheimer-type dementia
โ Scribed by Shun Shimohama; Takashi Taniguchi; Dr. Motohatsu Fujiwara; Masakuni Kameyama
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 339 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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