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The relationship of excess cognitive impairment in MCI and early Alzheimer's disease to the subsequent emergence of psychosis.
International psychogeriatrics - 1 Feb 2009
Weamer Elise A, Emanuel James E, Varon Daniel, Miyahara Sachiko, Wilkosz Patricia A, Lopez Oscar L, Dekosky Steven T, Sweet Robert A
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BACKGROUND: Psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer disease (AD + P) identify a heritable phenotype associated with greater cognitive impairment. Knowing when the cognitive course of AD + P subjects diverges from that of subjects without psychosis would enhance understanding of how genetic variation results in AD + P and its associated cognitive burden. This study seeks to determine whether the degree of cognitive...
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