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Disease awareness may increase risk of suicide in young onset dementia: A case report

Studies report that people with young onset Alzheimer's disease (YOAD) have higher levels of disease awareness compared to those with late onset AD. We report a case of a man with YOAD who had preserved awareness of disease, depression and risk of suicide associated with the development of the...

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Autores principales: Baptista, Maria Alice Tourinho, Santos, Raquel Luiza, Kimura, Nathália, Lacerda, Isabel Barbeito, Dourado, Marcia Cristina Nascimento
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5674677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-57642016dn11-030015