Abstract
Specific symptoms of depression in aged subjects are presented in the paper. Cognitive dysfunctions in elder depressive patients (so called pseudodementia) as well as comorbidity of dementia with depression are special diagnostic problems. Both etiopathogenetic and clinical issues are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cognition Disorders / complications
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Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
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Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
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Dementia* / complications
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Dementia* / diagnosis
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Dementia* / physiopathology
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Depression* / complications
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Depression* / diagnosis
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Depression* / physiopathology
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Depressive Disorder* / complications
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Depressive Disorder* / diagnosis
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Depressive Disorder* / physiopathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Risk Factors
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Severity of Illness Index