TY - JOUR
T1 - The Progression of Personality Changes in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
AU - Rubin, Eugene H.
AU - Morris, John C.
AU - Berg, Leonard
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - Passive, agitated, and self‐centered behavioral changes were noted on initial evaluation in two‐thirds, one‐third, and one‐third, respectively, of subjects with mild senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type (SDAT). Over a 50‐month follow‐up period, the percentage of patients who exhibited agitated and self‐centered behaviors doubled. The percentage of subjects who demonstrated all three behavioral changes increased from 11% at entry to the study (mild SDAT) to over 50% when the dementia had reached a severe stage. The presence of personality changes at a mild stage of dementia did not predispose subjects to more rapid progression to a more advanced stage of illness. 1987 The American Geriatrics Society
AB - Passive, agitated, and self‐centered behavioral changes were noted on initial evaluation in two‐thirds, one‐third, and one‐third, respectively, of subjects with mild senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type (SDAT). Over a 50‐month follow‐up period, the percentage of patients who exhibited agitated and self‐centered behaviors doubled. The percentage of subjects who demonstrated all three behavioral changes increased from 11% at entry to the study (mild SDAT) to over 50% when the dementia had reached a severe stage. The presence of personality changes at a mild stage of dementia did not predispose subjects to more rapid progression to a more advanced stage of illness. 1987 The American Geriatrics Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb06349.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb06349.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 3611563
AN - SCOPUS:0023225163
VL - 35
SP - 721
EP - 725
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
SN - 0002-8614
IS - 8
ER -