Article
Association between functional impairment, depression, and extrapyramidal signs in neuroleptic-free patients with Alzheimer disease.
Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology - 1 Sept 2013
Choi Junbae, Myung Woojae, Chung Jae Won, Kang Hyo Shin, Na Duk L, Kim Seong Yoon, Lee Jae-Hong, Han Seol-Heui, Choi Seong Hye, Kim Sangyun, Kim Seonwoo, Carroll Bernard J, Kim Doh Kwan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Extrapyramidal signs (EPSs) are commonly observed in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). We report here the base rate of EPS in a large cohort of patients with AD who were not receiving neuroleptic drugs, and the associations of EPS with functional outcomes and depressive symptoms....
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