[痴呆症:当前临床管理指南]
Mohamed Eshmawey1, Salem Boudouh1, Paul G Unschuld1
1Service de psychiatrie gériatrique, Département de psychiarie, Hôpital de Belle-Idée, Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, Chemin du Petit Bel-Air, 1226 Thônex.
Revue medicale suisse
|October 4, 2023
概括
痴呆症描述了干扰日常生活的认知衰退,通常是由阿尔茨海默氏症 (AD) 引起的. 新的单克隆抗体疗法有望很快调节AD疾病的进展.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
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