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Genetic and environmental factors associated with delirium severity in older adults with dementia.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 May 2017
Massimo Lauren, Munoz Elizabeth, Hill Nikki, Mogle Jacqueline, Mulhall Paula, McMillan Corey T, Clare Linda, Vandenbergh David, Fick Donna, Kolanowski Ann
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OBJECTIVE: To determine (1) whether delirium severity was associated with Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype status and occupational complexity, a measure of cognitive reserve, in individuals with delirium superimposed on dementia; and (2) whether decline in delirium severity was associated with these same factors over a post-acute care (PAC) stay. METHODS: Control group data (n = 142) from a completed randomized...
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