The neurologist facing pain in dementia
Introduction: Ageing, which commonly underlies dementia, is usually associated with painful conditions. Nevertheless, utility analgesics are underused in dementia patients due to their difficulty communicating. Dementia lesions are also situated on the nociceptive pathways. For this reason, the pain...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2015-11-01
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Series: | Neurología (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580815001364 |