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Delusions in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review

Vani Rao, M.D., and Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volume 10, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.10.4.373

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Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of mental impairment in elderly people, accounting for a large proportion of admissions to nursing homes and assisted living homes. Psychiatric symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, although common, have not received much attention until recently. In this review the authors discuss in detail the association between Alzheimer's disease and delusions. Definitions of terms are followed by an overview of the classification, clinical epidemiology, etiology, treatment, and prognosis of delusions in Alzheimer's disease. The article concludes by highlighting some of the open questions regarding delusions in Alzheimer's disease.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volume 10 • Number 4 • November 1998

Pages: 373 - 382

PubMed: 9813782

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Published online: 1 November 1998

Published in print: November 1998

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Vani Rao, M.D.

Received June 23, 1997; revised September 3, 1997; accepted October 27, 1997. From the Neuropsychiatry and Memory Group, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Address correspondence to Dr. Lyketsos, Osler 320, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287.

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Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S.

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Delusions in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review

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