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Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría
versión impresa ISSN 0034-7450
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TAKEUCHI, YURI. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2000, vol.29, n.2, pp.119-126. ISSN 0034-7450.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic clinical and pathological features. Common clinical variations include differences in rate of progression, pattern of neuropsychological déficits, and occurrence of non-cognitive neuropsychiatric symptoms. Biological markers of Alzheimer's disease for presymptomatic detection or definitive premorbid diagnosis are not available. Typical pathological findings include neuronal loss, neurofibrillary tangles, neuritic plaques and amyloid angiopathy. This is a review of current clinical definitions of Alzheimer's disease. A practical approach to pharmacological treatment of associated is described mood and behavioural symptoms.
Palabras clave : Alzheimer's Disease; Nervous System Diseases; Geriatric Psychiatry; Dementia.