[Depression and dementia]

Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2003:37 Suppl 1:35-45.
[Article in Polish]

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.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cognition Disorders / complications
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
  • Cognition Disorders / physiopathology
  • Dementia* / complications
  • Dementia* / diagnosis
  • Dementia* / physiopathology
  • Depression* / complications
  • Depression* / diagnosis
  • Depression* / physiopathology
  • Depressive Disorder* / complications
  • Depressive Disorder* / diagnosis
  • Depressive Disorder* / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index