Progression of Vascular Depression to Possible Vascular Dementia
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Progression of subcortical ischemic disease from vascular depression to vascular dementia.
In this case conference, we describe an elderly woman with recurrent major depression and subcortical ischemic disease who was seen for treatment. During the course of treatment, over the next several years, she experienced a new onset of congestive heart failure and developed cognitive deficits. Despite these confounding problems, her depression was successfully treated. This report illustrate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuropsychiatry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0895-0172
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22.4.451-t.e34