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When dementia is misdiagnosed
Author(s) -
Howard Robert,
Schott Jonathan M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.5538
Subject(s) - dementia , medical diagnosis , reversing , medicine , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , psychology , disease , pathology , materials science , composite material
Key PointsDementia diagnoses are sometimes made incorrectly, particularly in younger patients Reversing a dementia diagnosis is difficult for clinicians and patients Dementia diagnosis pathways should include facility for review and possible reversal of diagnosis