Emotion Detection Deficits and Decreased Empathy in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease Affect Caregiver Mood and Burden

Background: Changes in social cognition occur in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can be caused by several factors, including emotion recognition deficits and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). The aims of this study were to investigate: (1) group differences on...

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Main Authors: Maria Martinez, Namita Multani, Cassandra J. Anor, Karen Misquitta, David F. Tang-Wai, Ron Keren, Susan Fox, Anthony E. Lang, Connie Marras, Maria C. Tartaglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00120/full