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Psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances in the dementias

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Dementia in Parkinsonism

Part of the book series: Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa ((NEURAL SUPPL,volume 51))

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This contribution will summarise the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances in dementia. The different types of symptoms will be discussed with particular relation to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and results will be presented in relation to clinical symptomatology in the Lewy body variant of Alzheimer’s disease.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Withington Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Prof. A. Burns

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  1. Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Research Centre (Brain Bank), Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    S. E. Daniel  & A. J. Lees  & 

  2. Neurological Tissue Bank, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain

    F. F. Cruz-Sánchez

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Burns, A. (1997). Psychiatric symptoms and behavioural disturbances in the dementias. In: Daniel, S.E., Cruz-Sánchez, F.F., Lees, A.J. (eds) Dementia in Parkinsonism. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa, vol 51. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6846-2_3

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