I present here a case of an elderly, severely demented gentleman who is being charged with the violent murder of his wife. These patients, although uncommon, represent a sensitive and dicult area of management for the old age psychiatrist. I examine what literature there is available in this area an
Craniopharyngioma in an elderly patient
β Scribed by Gilbert S. Lederman; Abram Recht; Jay S. Loeffler; David Dubuisson; Jonathan Kleefield; Stuart J. Schnitt
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 565 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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