A case of dementia
Nair, B.
Australian Family Physician 23(10): 2005-2006
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 7818407 Document Number: 431301
Recognition of cognitive impairment in the elderly is an important part of medical care. This will lead to the proper diagnosis and optimum treatment. Families seldom realise that the patient has dementia. Even with a high index of suspicion, the diagnosis can often be missed. The correct tool for making the diagnosis is also controversial.
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