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Aggravation of A lzheimer's disease symptoms after the earthquake in J apan: A comparative analysis of subcategories
Author(s) -
Furukawa Katsutoshi,
Ootsuki Mari,
Nitta Akemi,
Okinaga Shoji,
Kodama Manabu,
Arai Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/ggi.12085
Subject(s) - geriatrics , medicine , gerontology , psychiatry
We recently reported that patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experienced a significant worsening of symptoms after the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on 11 March 2011. Our previous analysis showed that patients with AD who experienced the disaster had deteriorated with regard to both cognitive functions, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) compared with those