Open AccessForensic medicine evaluation of Alzheimer patients: a series from Ankara, Turkey
Author(s) -
Mehmet Cavlak,
Ramazan Akçan,
Ali Rıza Tümer,
Aysun Balseven Odabaşı,
Aykut Lale,
Mahmut Şerif Yıldırım,
Eyüp Ruşen HEYBET
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1403-80
Subject(s) - medicine , forensic science , disease , medical record , alzheimer's disease , psychiatry , veterinary medicine
Pathophysiological changes due to Alzheimer disease and increasing age might result in situations requiring forensic evaluation in the elderly. Judicial bodies might need forensic evaluation of trauma and the decision-making capacity of Alzheimer patients. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of Alzheimer patients seen for forensic evaluation.
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