Dementia secondary to a potentially treatable cause - role of GPs

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Dementia secondary to a potentially treatable cause - role of GPs

Dementia is tragic mind-wrecking disease, defined as a multifaceted decline in cognitive function severe enough to interfere with activities of daily life. We present herein two patients who presented with loss of memory and altered behaviour. The purpose of these case reports is to alert the healt...

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Main Authors:	Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, Wai, Kyaw Tun, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin
Format:	Proceeding Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RC Internal medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/14534/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/14534/1/Dementia_secondary_to_a_potentially_treatable_cause_-_role_of_GPs.pdf

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