Dementia and legal determination of capacity

ABSTRACT One of the consequences of dementia is the possibility of a guardianship proceeding that will deprive patients of legal capacity in taking decisions and managing their own assets. Objective To assess the legal capacity and guardianship proceedings in patients diagnosed with dementia. Met...

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Main Authors: Valeska Maria Eboli Bello Delineau, Rodrigo Rizek Schultz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000600349&lng=en&tlng=en