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P3‐142: SEIZURES IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Author(s) -
Kaleagasi Hakan,
Fidanci Halit,
Ozge Aynur
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1231
Subject(s) - epilepsy , dementia , medicine , atrophy , pediatrics , disease , risk factor , electroencephalography , population , alzheimer's disease , cerebral atrophy , psychiatry , environmental health
assessment of psychopathology in dementia. Probably, emotional stress, routine burden, underestimation, overestimation, or misidentification of symptoms may increase caregiver’s bias. In addition, misinterpretation may be further increased by cognitive decline in the caregiver him-herself. For clinicians, to accurately assess psychopathological manifestations in AD is critical to appropriately diagnose and treat patient’s symptoms. Acknowledgments: FAPESP (UNESP/Laboratory of Neurosciences-LIM-27.