Neuropsychiatric symptoms and severity of dementia

ABSTRACT Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) cause distress, disabilitiy and reduced quality of life for both the patient and their families Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of NPS as a specific stage of dementia status. Methods: A cross-sectional study in patients attending an outpatient clinic fo...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira Caldas, Sueli Luciano Pires, Milton Luiz Gorzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642013000200171&lng=en&tlng=en