## Abstract Depression is very common in patients with dementia but the relationship is very complex. Depression is regarded as a cause of excess disability in persons with dementia and contributes to their functional decline. The assessment of depression in dementia patients, however, has been dif
Differential cognitive impairment in alzheimer's disease and huntington's disease
β Scribed by Dr. Jason Brandt; Susan E. Folstein; Marshal F. Folstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 560 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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