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KMID : 1100220040030010005
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Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
2004 Volume.3 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.8
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Pathophysiology of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
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Son Eui-Ju
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Abstract
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Human behavior ia a result of complex process generated in circuits connecting cortex, limbic system, basal ganglia, thalamus, and etc. Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) reflect abnomalities of underlying brain function caused by genetic, structural, or environmental influences. The nature of BPSD is determined by lesion-related factors including location, size, and the laterality of the injury as well as involvement of neurotransmitter systems and host factors including cerebral atrophy, genetic factors, patient´s gender, and the developmental phase of the brain at the time of the insult.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, BPSD, Pathophysiology
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