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Familial and environmental influences on brain volumes in twins with schizophrenia
(2017-03)
Reductions in whole brain and grey matter volumes are robust features of schizophrenia, yet their etiological influences are unclear. We investigated the association between the genetic and environmental risk for schizophrenia ...
The Longitudinal Association Between a Discrepancy Measure of Anosognosia in Patients with Dementia, Caregiver Burden and Depression
(2016-08-03)
Background: According to cross-sectional studies, there is an association between anosognosia in people with dementia and caregiver’s burden and depression. Anosognosia in patients may be a cause of caregiver burden and ...
Dopaminergic dysregulation, artistic expressiveness, and Parkinson’s disease
(2012-11-03)
Background: The most frequent behavioral manifestations in Parkinson's disease (PD) are attributed to the dopaminergic dysregulation syndrome (DDS), which is considered to be secondary to the iatrogenic effects of the drugs ...
Consequences of Anosognosia on the Cost of Caregivers' Care in Alzheimer's Disease
(2016-07-15)
Anosognosia is common in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and it is frequently related to an increase in time of care demand.
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of anosognosia on the total costs of ...
Characteristics of patients with Alzheimer’s disease who switch to rivastigmine transdermal patches in routine clinical practice
(2013-01-10)
The aim of this study was to assess the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with Alzheimer's disease who switched from any oral cholinesterase inhibitor to rivastigmine patches. An observational, ...
Kinship and cohabitation in relation to caregiver burden in the context of Alzheimer's disease: a 24-month longitudinal study
(2017-01-23)
The aims of the study were to identify the clinical characteristics of three groups of caregivers: spouses, live-in adult-child or non-live-in adult-child, and their relation to the degree of perceived burden (Caregiver ...